gear
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- noun
- /ɡɪr/
- So obviously this gear turns this gear, and this gear turns this gear.
- gear ratio
- gear shaft
- gear pump
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Watch on YouTubeIt's like going down the highway when first gear, you know, forever.
- It's like going down the highway when first gear, you know, forever.
- And so analog computers use gears, levers, pulleys.
- And then they start forgetting steps, landing gear, just like wheels are not out.
- It's so smooth going into gear, It's easy, it's quick to shift.
- There wouldn't be these terrible grinding gears going on.
- That's like the fucking gears upon which that change is constructed.
- So yes, adding more gears can make you more efficient, theoretically.
Examples
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I was only in second gear at the time.
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I shifted down a couple of gears and hardly noticed the change.
Fiction book (1991) -
Trying to get a gear this big would be quite hard.
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So what is a typical gear ratio for for a robot?
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Mr. X, now Officer X, puts the car in gear and drives into the night.
Fiction book (1991) -
You just threw your car into gear and smashed into me.
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Although versatile, each gear is restricted by its design and method of operation.
Academic text (1995) -
Now, these plastic blue gears are for the calendar wheel.
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Furthermore, the gears had the added advantage of smoothing out the turning of the axle.
Academic text (2012) -
The mechanic replaced the broken gear to improve the machine's performance.
Synonyms
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3.9
A system of gears in a vehicle that sends power from the engine to the wheels
7
3.7
A car system that changes gears by itself so the driver does not have to shift them
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7.7
A set of round parts with teeth that pass power along
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6.3
The parts in a machine that work together to change speed and force
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8.9
A small gear with few teeth that fits a larger gear
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3.7
A set of parts in a vehicle that send power from the engine to the wheels
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5.1
Connected gears and parts that send power from a vehicle's engine or motor to its wheels
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5.3
A group of gears that makes a fast shaft turn more slowly and gives more turning power to the output
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3.5
A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
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6.9
A round wheel with teeth that fit into another wheel to make it turn
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6.1
A gear with a screw shaft that turns a toothed wheel to change direction and make turning slower and stronger
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4.1
A group of wheels with teeth that pass movement and force to make a machine work
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7.8
The wheels and gears inside a machine that make it move
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6.2
A set of gears that work together to change machine speed or power
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4.2
A round wheel with teeth that makes another wheel turn in a machine
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6.5
A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts
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6.3
A round wheel with teeth that fits another to change speed or direction
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5.8
A set of gears that lets two wheels turn at different speeds when a car turns
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6.9
A group of wheels with teeth that pass on and change movement and force
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8.0
Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
A set of gears where one gear moves around a central gear while spinning to change speed or force
A gear that turns around a central gear to change speed or turning force
Idioms
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A person who has gear for an activity but does not know how to use it
Compounds
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3.1
Wheels and parts under a plane that hold it on the ground during takeoff and landing
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3.2
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
- Specialized
1
4.0
A car part that moves the front wheels when the driver turns the wheel
- Specialized
1
5.3
A group of gears that makes a fast shaft turn more slowly and gives more turning power to the output
- Specialized
1
3.5
A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
- Specialized
1
7.4
A gear that turns around a central sun gear to change speed in a gearbox
- Specialized
1
6.1
A gear with a screw shaft that turns a toothed wheel to change direction and make turning slower and stronger
- Specialized
1
4.1
A group of wheels with teeth that pass movement and force to make a machine work
- Specialized
1
6.5
A wheel with teeth set at an angle to change motion between two crossing shafts
- Specialized
1
7.7
A small wheel with teeth that turns around a central gear and fits inside an outer ring
- Specialized
1
5.8
A set of gears that lets two wheels turn at different speeds when a car turns
- Specialized
1
8.0
Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
- Specialized
A gear that turns around a central gear to change speed or turning force
- Specialized
A set of gears where one gear moves around a central gear while spinning to change speed or force
- Specialized
A system that connects the pedals to the rear wheel so you must keep pedalling while the bike moves
How Complex
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- UK
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4.6
- Specialized
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4.1
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- Specialized
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5.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gear (the machine part) comes from an old word for a 'tool' or 'device' and was used for wheels with teeth that catch each other, like the gears on a bicycle. That is why gear names the toothed wheel that changes motion or speed in a machine.