Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

differential gear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fer-en-tial gear
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.

Inflected Forms

differential gears (plural)

Synonyms

differential

Questions

What does differential gear mean?
An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.

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