pitch line: Meaning and Definition of

pitch' line"

Pronunciation: [key]
— Mach. Mach.
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  2. an imaginary line within the profiles of the teeth of a rack, such that it moves against, and at the same rate as, the pitch circle of an engaging pinion.
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