"sun gear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sun gears [plural]
Etymology: By analogy to a sun with planets rotating around it. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sun gear (plural sun gears)
  1. The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears Coordinate_terms: planetary gear, planet gear Translations (gear wheel): zonnewiel [neuter] (Dutch), planétaire intérieur [masculine] (French), soleil [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-sun_gear-en-noun-iztJACmv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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