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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ratio of the speed of rotation of the powered gear of a gear train to that of the final or driven gear.
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- noun The ratio of the
speeds ofrotation of theinitial andfinal gears in agear train .
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