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Definition of Sun gear
1. Noun. The central gear in an epicyclic train.
Generic synonyms: Cogwheel, Gear, Gear Wheel, Geared Wheel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sun Gear
Literary usage of Sun gear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1874)
"The spur-gear to the right, called the planet-gear, is tied to the centre of the
other, or sun-gear, by an arm which preserves a constant distance between ..."
2. Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements: Embracing All Those which are by Henry T. Brown (1881)
"The spur- gear to the right, called the planet-gear, is tied to the center of
the other, or sun-gear, by an arm which preserves a constant distance between ..."
3. Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual for Handicraftsmen and Amateurs by Spon (1901)
"The spur-gear to the right, called the planet- gear, is tied to the centre of
the other, or sun-gear, by an arm which preserves a constant distance between ..."
4. Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements, Embracing All Those which are by Henry T. Brown (1871)
"The spur- gear to the right, called the planet-gear, is tied to the center of
the other, or sun-gear, by an arm which preserves a constant distance between ..."
5. The Truth about Automobiles by A. J. Smith (1991)
"A brake holds the sun gear of the first planetary gear set fixed, but the planetary
gears are free to rotate and translate. ..."
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