Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planetary gear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: plan-e-tary gear
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: sun gear, planet gear"

Inflected Forms

planetary gears (plural)

Synonyms

epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear

Questions

What does planetary gear mean?: A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.

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