herringbone gear
noun
a helical gear having teeth that lie on the pitch cylinder in a V-shaped form so that one half of each tooth is on a right-handed helix and the other half on a left-handed helix.
Also called
double-helical gear.
Words nearby herringbone gear
herring,
herring gull,
herringbone,
herringbone bond,
herringbone bridging,
herringbone gear,
herringbone stitch,
herringchoker,
herriot,
herrmann,
herrnhuter
British Dictionary definitions for herringbone gear
herringbone gear
noun
a gearwheel having two sets of helical teeth, one set inclined at an acute angle to the other so that V-shaped teeth are formed
Also called: double-helical gear