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miter gear
noun
- either of a pair of bevel gears of equal size for driving shafts at right angles to each other.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miter gear1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The manufacturer will know what you mean if you use the proper terms, and you should learn the distinctions between spur and pinion, and why a bevel differs from a miter gear.
From Project Gutenberg
Miter Gear Pitch ToList Now the number of teeth in a gear is calculated on the pitch line, and this is called: Diametral Pitch.—To illustrate: If a gear has 40 teeth, and the pitch diameter of the wheel is 4 inches, there are 10 teeth to each inch of the pitch diameter, and the gear is then 10 diametral pitch.
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