differential gear.

A gear mechanism that distributes rotation to two outputs while allowing them to turn at different rates.

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Words that belong together

• a differential gear
• the differential’s outputs

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The differential gear let the two drive wheels turn at different rates.

Damage to the differential gear became evident during the turn.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular differential gear; plural differential gears. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.