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bevel gear
noun
: either of a pair of toothed wheels whose working surfaces are inclined to nonparallel axes
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Koenigsegg Rather than dealing with the bygone days of differentials, Koenigsegg decided on a bevel gear to transfer power directly to a pair of gear-train cassettes mounted to output shafts on either side of the transmission.
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“Bevel gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bevel%20gear. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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