DEDENDUM


Meaning of DEDENDUM in English

[ dɪ'dɛndəm ]

■ noun Engineering the radial distance from the pitch circle of a cogwheel or wormwheel to the bottom of the tooth space or groove. Compare with addendum .

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L., 'thing that can be surrendered', neut. gerundive of dedere .

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