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noun Machinery.
a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
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Also called spur wheel.
Origin of spur gear
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby spur gear
spun yarn, spur, spur blight, spur gall, spurge, spur gear, spur gearing, spurge family, spurge laurel, Spurgeon, spurious
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British Dictionary definitions for spur gear
spur gear
spur wheel
noun
a gear having involuted teeth either straight or helically cut on a cylindrical surface. Two such gears are used to transmit power between parallel shafts
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