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planet gear

American  

noun

Machinery.

  1. any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.

Etymology

Origin of planet gear

First recorded in 1915–20

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Find that Earth-sized planet, gear up our best technology, and sniff for a spectral biosignature.

From Scientific American

You can also watch his Planet Gear music video here.

From The Guardian

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