"epicyclic gear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epicyclic gears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicyclic gear (plural epicyclic gears)
  1. a system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring Wikipedia link: epicyclic gearing Synonyms: planetary gear
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