pitch surface
noun
(in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane ), a cylinder (pitch cylinder ), or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone ) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ IF A DAZZLING VOCABULARY IS YOUR DESIDERATUM!
Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!
Question 1 of 7
What does “clement” mean?
Origin of pitch surface
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby pitch surface
pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone, pitch surface, pitch wart, pitch woo, pitchy, pit dwelling, piteous
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for pitch surface
The pitch-surface of a wheel lies intermediate between the points of the teeth and the bottoms of the hollows between them.