noun
sun gear; sun wheel
Technical term in mechanical engineering; the central gear in a planetary gear train.
遊星歯車機構では、太陽歯車が中心に配置される。
In a planetary gear mechanism, the sun gear is placed at the center.
Compound of 太陽 (taiyō, 'sun') + 歯車 (haguruma, 'gear'), calque of English 'sun gear'.