pressure angle
Mechanics
noun
(In toothed gearing) the angle between the tangent to a tooth at the pitch point and the radial line at that point (a small angle corresponding to a steep tooth profile); (equivalently, for involute teeth) the angle between the line of action and the tangent to the pitch circle at the pitch point.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Formulas in Gearing.
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