differential gear

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differential gear

noun differential gears

  1. 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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noun differential gear

Españolengranaje diferencial
DeutschDifferenzialgetriebe

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@misc{differential_gear_2026,
  title = {differential gear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/differential%20gear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}