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contrate
adjective
con·trate
\ˈkän‧ˌtrāt\
Definition of contrate
: having gear teeth set on the face of the wheel and perpendicular to its plane : relating to such an arrangement —used of a wheel in timepieces having verge or platform escapements
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Origin and Etymology of contrate
probably from contra- + -ate
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