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Differential gear has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves

2

An arrangement of bevel gears permitting the rotation of two shafts at two different speeds whilst supplying the same torque; used on the drive axles or between the driven wheels of automobiles to aid cornering.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
bevel gear
Rhyming Words
ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear
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