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PLANET PINION SET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- planetary gearset
1, record 1, English, planetary%20gearset
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- planetary train 2, record 1, English, planetary%20train
correct
- planetary gear train 2, record 1, English, planetary%20gear%20train
correct
- planetary gears 3, record 1, English, planetary%20gears
correct, officially approved
- planetary gear 4, record 1, English, planetary%20gear
- planetary gear system 5, record 1, English, planetary%20gear%20system
correct, officially approved
- planetary-gear system 6, record 1, English, planetary%2Dgear%20system
- epicyclic gear train 7, record 1, English, epicyclic%20gear%20train
- planet pinion set 7, record 1, English, planet%20pinion%20set
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gearset comprised of a sun gear, a ring gear, and several planet gears. 8, record 1, English, - planetary%20gearset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A planetary gear train is a mechanism consisting of an assembly of meshed gears: the sun gear, the planet carrier, and the ring gear. The automatic transmission in an automobile uses the planetary gear train to transmit power from the engine to the wheels at various controllable speeds and torques. The transmission of power is varied by locking one or the other of the three gears. 9, record 1, English, - planetary%20gearset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
planetary gearset; planetary gears; planetary gear system: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 10, record 1, English, - planetary%20gearset
Record 1, Key term(s)
- planetary gear set
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- train épicycloïdal
1, record 1, French, train%20%C3%A9picyclo%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- train planétaire 2, record 1, French, train%20plan%C3%A9taire
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- répartiteur épicycloïdal 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9partiteur%20%C3%A9picyclo%C3%AFdal
masculine noun
- répartiteur de couple 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9partiteur%20de%20couple
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d'engrenages comportant : une roue centrale ou planétaire, des pignons intermédiaires ou satellites montés sur un porte-satellites, une couronne à denture intérieure. 3, record 1, French, - train%20%C3%A9picyclo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
train épicycloïdal; train planétaire : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - train%20%C3%A9picyclo%C3%AFdal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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