BEVIL-WHEELS
\bˈɛvə͡lwˈiːlz], \bˈɛvəlwˈiːlz], \b_ˈɛ_v_əl_w_ˈiː_l_z]\
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Two portions of cones on which teeth are cut so as to work together and transmit motion from one axis to another intersecting it and inclined to it at any angle. These axes coincide in direction with the axes of the cones; and the wheels move on each other just as two cones would do if rolling on each other.
By Henry Percy Smith
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