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sun-and-planet gear
[ suhn-uhn-plan-it ]
/ ˈsʌn ənˈplæn ɪt /
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noun Machinery.
a planetary epicyclic gear train.
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Origin of sun-and-planet gear
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby sun-and-planet gear
Sumter, Fort, sum total, sum-up, Sumy, sun, sun-and-planet gear, sun animalcule, sunback, sunbake, sunbaked, sunbath
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