"spur gear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spur gears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spur gear (plural spur gears)
  1. (mechanical engineering) The simplest type of gear wheel, with teeth projecting radially, parallel to its axis. Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering Synonyms: spur-wheel Hypernyms: gear, gear wheel Coordinate_terms: bevel gear, herringbone gear, hypoid gear, pinion, rack

Inflected forms

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