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differential gear
dif·fer·en·tial gear (plural dif·fer·en·tial gears)


noun 
Definition:
 
gear allowing different speeds of rotation: an arrangement of gears that allows two shafts driven by a third to turn at different speeds, e.g. in a motor vehicle
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