frictional gearing

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frictional gearing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frictional \Fric"tion*al\, a.
     Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by
     friction; as, frictional electricity.
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     Frictional gearing, wheels which transmit motion by surface
        friction instead of teeth. The faces are sometimes made
        more or less V-shaped to increase or decrease friction, as
        required.
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  Gearing \Gear"ing\, n.
     1. Harness.
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     2. (Mach.) The parts by which motion imparted to one portion
        of an engine or machine is transmitted to another,
        considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of a
        locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels
        for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.
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     Frictional gearing. See under Frictional.
  
     Gearing chain, an endless chain transmitting motion from
        one sprocket wheel to another. See Illust. of Chain  wheel
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     Spur gearing, gearing in which the teeth or cogs are ranged
        round either the concave or the convex surface (properly
        the latter) of a cylindrical wheel; -- for transmitting
        motion between parallel shafts, etc.
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