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The radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth, is called

(a) dedendum

(b) addendum

(c) clearance

(d) working depth

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Toothed Gearing topic in section Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics

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The correct choice is (a) dedendum

Easy explanation: Addendum is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the top of the tooth.

             Dedendum is the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth.

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