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planetary gear vs gear

gear vs planetary gear

planetary gear and gear both are nouns.

planetary gear is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
planetary gear Yes No No No
gear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gear is a hypernym of planetary gear; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than planetary gear:
  • planetary gear: an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
  • gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Other hypernyms of planetary gear include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.
planetary gear (noun) gear (noun)
an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
planetary gear (verb) gear (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between planetary gear and gear

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