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epicyclic train

noun Machinery.

a train of gears or pulleys in which one or more of the axes revolve about a central axis.

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Nearby words

  1. epicureanism,
  2. epicureous,
  3. epicurus,
  4. epicuticle,
  5. epicycle,
  6. epicycloid,
  7. epicycloidal gear,
  8. epicycloidal wheel,
  9. epicystitis,
  10. epicystotomy

Origin of epicyclic train

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for epicyclic train

epicyclic train

noun

a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a compact space
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