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hy·poid gear (hī′po̵id′)

a curved-tooth bevel gear in a system in which the axis of the driving shaft does not intersect with the axis of the driven shaft

Etymology: contr. < hyperboloidal < hyperbol(a) + -oid + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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