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sun gear vs gear

gear vs sun gear

sun gear and gear both are nouns.

sun gear is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sun gear Yes No No No
gear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gear is a hypernym of sun gear; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than sun gear:
  • sun gear: the central gear in 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 sun gear include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.
sun gear (noun) gear (noun)
the central gear in 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)
sun gear (verb) gear (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between sun gear and gear

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