"epicycloidal wheel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epicycloidal wheels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} epicycloidal wheel (plural epicycloidal wheels)
  1. A device for producing straight-line motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed internal gear of twice its diameter.
    Sense id: en-epicycloidal_wheel-en-noun-jvjZVwN- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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