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bevel gear

bevel gear

6.5
A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts
  • noun
  • /ˈbɛvəl ɡɪr/
  • Specialized
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  • In machinery, bevel gears are essential for changing the direction of motion between components.
  • bevel gear drives

Examples

  • The SK 92072 is a new, smaller addition to the company's line of bevel gear drives.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Inside that is some more bevel gears driving all of the little wheels.

  • Now we now need to translate those two bevel gears to two axes of the arm.

  • The motor turns this small one here, which in turn turns the big one, which turns this bevel gear, which then turns the drive shaft that goes up to the front to spin the front wheels.

  • Since this rotation is parallel to the water flow, a set of worm or bevel gears is needed to change the motion direction so it is perpendicular to the water flow.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Falk Corp., Milwaukee, Wis. A new line of stainless steel helical bevel gear drives is available for food industry sanitary requirements.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The engineer explained how the bevel gears would efficiently transfer power between the two intersecting shafts.

  • The SK 92072 is a new, smaller addition to the company's line of bevel gear drives.

Synonyms

gear
vsbevel gear
180 2.9

A wheel with teeth that makes parts of a machine move

is a specific wheel type made to mesh at an angle
gearwheel
vsbevel gear
4.2

A round wheel with teeth that makes another wheel turn in a machine

meshes specifically at an angle for intersecting shafts
gear wheel
vsbevel gear
  • Specialized
3.5

A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed

meshes at an angle used for connecting intersecting shafts

How Complex

differential
  • Specialized
5 7.9
planet gear
  • Specialized
7.7
bevel gear
  • Specialized
6.5
gear
180 2.9

Surface Forms

bevel gear singular
bevel gears plural

Morphology

bevel + gear

The meaning (a gear with an angled or oblique profile) is directly derivable from combining 'bevel' (an oblique edge or chamfer) with 'gear' (a toothed wheel). This is a regular noun+noun compound following predictable composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the intended technical sense even if they lack domain-specific experience.

Etymology

Bevel gear comes from its shape: a bevel is a sloping edge, so a bevel gear looks like a cone-shaped wheel whose teeth meet another wheel at an angle. So, a bevel gear is used to 'change the direction of rotation' and send power between two crossing shafts.