'Contrate wheel' definitions:

Definition of 'Contrate wheel'

From: GCIDE
  • Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See Contra-.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Contrate wheel. See Crown wheel. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'contrate wheel'

From: GCIDE
  • Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel. [1913 Webster]