planetary gear

planetary gear

English

Noun

planetary gear (plural planetary gears)

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

Synonyms

• epicyclic gear

Coordinate terms

• sun gear
• planet gear

Translations

system of gears

Dutch: planetair tandwielstelsel n, planeetwielmechanisme (nl) n Finnish: planeettapyörästö

French: train épicycloïdal (fr) m, train planétaire m