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
Words nearby bevel gear
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Example sentences from the Web for bevel gear
A copy of this prepares you for anything in the bevel-gear line.
Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred PagA bevel-gear with axles of equal-sized wheels at right angles.
The Gunner's Examiner |Harold E. ClokeFig. 2075 represents a gear planing machine, shown with a bevel-gear in place.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua RoseThe tap driving spindles are driven from a central vertical shaft s, driven by bevel-gear b.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose
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