a gear having teeth cut into a conical surface known as the pitch zone. Two such gears mesh together to transmit power between two shafts at an angle to each other
bevel gear in American English
a toothed-wheel gear meshed with another so that their shafts are at an angle of less than 180°
bevel gear in Automotive Engineering
(bɛvəl gɪər)
Word forms: (regular plural) bevel gears
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A bevel gear is a gear wheel with teeth cut in such a way that two wheels working together have shafts at an angle to each other, usually a right angle.
One of the bevel gear boxes in the propeller drive failed.
Both valves and camshaft are overhead, and the latter is driven by a spiral bevel gear.
The geared model has a bevel gear drive and shaft to the pump.
bevel gear in Mechanical Engineering
(bɛvəl gɪər)
Word forms: (regular plural) bevel gears
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
Bevel gears are cone-shaped gears whose teeth mesh together to transmit power between two shaftsthat are at an angle to each other.
The tooth-bearing surfaces of bevel gears have a conical shape.
The shape of a bevel gear allows it to mesh with another gear whose axis is at an angle to it.
Bevel gears are cone-shaped gears whose teeth mesh together to transmit power between two shaftsthat are at an angle to each other.