reduction gear
1reduction gear — noun gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed • Hypernyms: ↑gearing, ↑gear, ↑geartrain, ↑power train, ↑train …
2reduction gear — noun Date: 1894 a combination of gears used to reduce the input speed (as of a marine turbine) to a lower output speed (as of a ship s propeller) …
3reduction gear — set of gears that lessens an input speed to a slower output speed …
4reduction gear — noun a system of gearwheels in which the driven shaft rotates more slowly than the driving shaft …
5Gear ratio — The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed or two sprockets connected with a common roller chain, or the circumferences of two pulleys connected with a drive belt. General description In the… …
6Reduction drive — A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears.Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds,… …
7Composite gear housing — Fiber reinforced composite material is used for weight reduction of engineering structures. Carbon fiber reinforced composite plastic material is commonly used in the aerospace industry. John Barnard tried to incorporate this material in a gear… …
8Spiral bevel gear — A spiral bevel gear is a bevel gear with helical teeth. The main application of this is in a motor vehicle differential, where the direction of the drive carried by the propeller shaft (drive shaft) has to be turned through 90 degrees in order to …
9Hub gear — Sturmey Archer SX3 A Sturmey Archer AM bicycle hub gear mechanism wi …
10Metal Gear Solid — This article is about the original PlayStation game. For the series, see Metal Gear. For the Game Boy Color game, see Metal Gear Solid (Game Boy). Metal Gear Solid …
