bevel gear


noun Machinery.

a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface, usually meshing with a similar gear set at right angles.
Compare hypoid gear.

Origin of bevel gear

First recorded in 1825–35

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British Dictionary definitions for bevel gear

bevel gear

noun

a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other