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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system of gears in which at least one rotating gear revolves about another.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis
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