(helical teeth)
1helical teeth — curved gear teeth on the edge of a gearwheel, cut at an angle to its axis …
2teeth — See helical teeth …
3helical gear — noun also helical ( s) : a gear wheel having teeth set obliquely to the axis of rotation : screw wheel * * * a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * helical gear, a gearwheel whose teeth… …
4helical gear — A gear that has the teeth cut at an angle to the center line of the gear. This kind of gear is useful because there is no chance of intermittent tooth to tooth operation because there are at least two teeth engaged at any time. Also helical gears …
5Helical rack — A helical rack has a planar pitch surface and teeth that are oblique to the direction of motion. [ ANSI/AGMA 1012 G05 , Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols .] Notes …
6helical gear — a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner. [1885 90] * * * …
7helical gear — hel′ical gear′ n. mac a cylindrical gear whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner • Etymology: 1885–90 …
8helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Cf. rack1 (def. 5). * * * …
9helical gear — /hɛlɪkəl ˈgɪə/ (say helikuhl gear) noun a gearwheel in which the teeth are at an angle to the wheel axis and form part of a helix described on the face of the wheel …
10helical rack — a rack having teeth set at an oblique angle to the edges. Cf. rack1 (def. 5) …