Meaning Of The Word Epicyclic train

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Epicyclic train Meaning

Epicyclic train Definition
Epicyclic train Definition

What's The Definition Of Epicyclic train?

epicyclic train in American English
a system of gears, belt pulleys, etc., in which at least one gear or pulley axis moves around the circumference of another fixed or moving axis, permitting an unusually high or low velocity ratio with relative simplicity of parts
noun: a train of gears or pulleys in which one or more of the axes revolve about a central axis

epicyclic train in British English
noun: a cluster of gears consisting of a central gearwheel with external teeth (the sun), a coaxial gearwheel of greater diameter with internal teeth (the annulus), and one or more planetary gears engaging with both of them to provide a large gear ratio in a co

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