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hypoid gear
[ hahy-poid ]
noun
- a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
hypoid gear
/ ˈhaɪpɔɪd /
noun
- a gear having a tooth form generated by a hypocycloidal curve; used extensively in motor vehicle transmissions to withstand a high surface loading
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypoid gear1
1925–30; hyp(erbol)oid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypoid gear1
C20: hypoid , shortened from hypocycloid
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