Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sun gear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: sun gear
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears

Etymology

By analogy to a sun with planets rotating around it.

Inflected Forms

sun gears (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

planetary gear planet gear ring gear

Questions

What does sun gear mean?: The central gear wheel of an epicyclic gear train; the central gear in planetary gear box, which spins the planet gears
Where does sun gear come from?: By analogy to a sun with planets rotating around it.

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