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a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner.[1885-90]
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helical gear — noun also helical ( s) : a gear wheel having teeth set obliquely to the axis of rotation : screw wheel * * * a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * helical gear, a gearwheel whose teeth… … Useful english dictionary
helical gear — A gear that has the teeth cut at an angle to the center line of the gear. This kind of gear is useful because there is no chance of intermittent tooth to tooth operation because there are at least two teeth engaged at any time. Also helical gears … Dictionary of automotive terms
helical gear — hel′ical gear′ n. mac a cylindrical gear whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
helical gear — /hɛlɪkəl ˈgɪə/ (say helikuhl gear) noun a gearwheel in which the teeth are at an angle to the wheel axis and form part of a helix described on the face of the wheel …
Gear cutting — is any number of methods used to manufacture precision gears.Gear hobbing is a method by which a special hobbing anto cutter and gear blank are rotated at the same time to transfer the profile of the hob onto the gear blank.Spur and other… … Wikipedia
double helical gear — A gear with two rows of inclined teeth, each forming an open V or chevron. Also called herringbone gear … Dictionary of automotive terms
double-helical gear — /dub euhl hel i keuhl/. See herringbone gear. * * * … Universalium
double helical gear — noun → herringbone gear …
double-helical gear — /dub euhl hel i keuhl/. See herringbone gear … Useful english dictionary
Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… … Wikipedia
