[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

stepped \stepped\, a.
   provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or
   parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.
   1913 webster

   stepped gear, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face
      in a series of steps.
      1913 webster
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stepped gear 

Stepped >> S Words
Stepped, definition of term: Stepped
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Gear >> G Words
Gear, definition of term: Gear
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Gear Wheel >> G Words
Gear Wheel, definition of term: Gear Wheel
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Gear Up >> G Words
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Gear Mechanism >> G Words
Gear Mechanism, definition of term: Gear Mechanism
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Planetary Gear >> P Words
Planetary Gear, definition of term: Planetary Gear
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Epicyclic Gear >> E Words
Epicyclic Gear, definition of term: Epicyclic Gear
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