planetary gear
noun
Simple meaning
A system of gears that has a central gear wheel around which others rotate, often within an outer ring.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
planuhtuhreegirSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈplænətɛɹiˈɡɪɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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noun
A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.
An outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A system of gears that has a central gear wheel (sun gear) around which others (planet gears) rotate, often within an outer ring.
Used this way, planetary gear is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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