contrate

adjective

con·​trate

ˈkän‧ˌtrāt

: having gear teeth set on the face of the wheel and perpendicular to its plane : relating to such an arrangement

—used of a wheel in timepieces having verge or platform escapements

Word History

Etymology

probably from contra- + -ate

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