Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun differential_gear

1 sense of differential gear

Sense 1
differential gear, differential -- (a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves)
       => bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear -- (gears that mesh at an angle)