geared

3.7

Fitted with parts that change speed or power, like on a bicycle

adjective
/ɡɪrd/

Specialized

: engranado

The machine is geared to operate efficiently under heavy loads and demanding conditions.

Examples

Now Andrew designed and invented and sells these incredible geared vices.
The bicycle is geared for uphill travel, making it easier to pedal on steep inclines.
Our new car comes geared with advanced safety features that enhance its performance.

Synonyms

in gear

vsgeared

22 3.6

With the gears engaged so a car or machine can move when the engine runs

refers more to being equipped or designed to use toothed mechanisms than to current engagement

cogged

vsgeared

Specialized

1 8.0

A wheel or belt with small teeth around the edge that fit into another wheel

is the broader term for equipment or design that uses toothed wheel mechanisms

Antonyms

gearless

5.1

A machine like a motor or bike that has no gears

ungeared

Specialized

9.3

Not connected to the parts that make a machine move

Compounds

double-geared

Specialized

7.5

A machine that has two sets of gears to give more power and control speed

geared wheel

Specialized

6.3

A round wheel with teeth that fits another to change speed or direction

How Precise

absolute encoder

Specialized

8.3

stepper

Specialized

3 8.1

synchronous motor

Specialized

1 6.3

geared

Specialized

3.7

Surface Forms

geared positive

Morphology

geared = gear (transparent) = gear + ed

The meaning is directly derived from 'gear' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating a state of being equipped with gears.

Etymology

Geared comes from the simple English noun gear, which itself comes from an old Norse word for 'equipment' and later named the toothed wheels that fit together in machines. So when something is geared, it is 'fitted' or made to work with those parts or set for a particular speed or task.