Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.] Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}. [1913 Webster]
Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance to a crown.] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}. [1913 Webster]