Gearing

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A system of gears and associated elements by which motion is transferred within a machine.
  • n. The act or technique of providing with gears.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The ratio of a system of gears.
  • v. Present participle of gear.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Harness.
  • n. The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; ; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Gear; dress; harness.
  • n. In machinery, the parts collectively by which motion communicated to one part of a machine is transmitted to another; specifically, a train of toothed wheels for transmitting motion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wheelwork   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    harness   
    Verb Stem
    gear   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound