geared wheel
- noun
- Specialized
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- When the geared wheel rotates, it transfers power to the connected gears, changing the direction of motion.
Examples
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The possibilities of the rotating shaft were developed further by the ancient Greeks, who produced the rotary mill, the toothed or geared wheel, the screw, and probably the water wheel.
Academic text (1992) -
To guarantee traction, these train engines roll on tracks that have teeth which interlock with their geared wheels.
Blog text (1) -
The mechanical engineer designed a new geared wheel that would increase the efficiency of the machine.
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To achieve precise movement, the robot uses a series of geared wheels to coordinate its arms.
Synonyms
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6.9
A round wheel with teeth that fit into another wheel to make it turn
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5.3
A wheel with straight teeth that turns another wheel on a parallel axle
A round wheel with teeth that fits together with another wheel to move parts or change speed
A round wheel with teeth that makes another wheel turn in a machine
A wheel with straight teeth that fit another wheel to send power between parallel shafts
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The meaning is directly compositional: 'geared' (fitted with gears) modifies 'wheel', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a wheel that has gears or teeth to engage with other gears. This follows standard English adjective + noun composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so the MWE is immediately understandable from its parts.
Etymology
The term geared wheel comes from a simple image: a wheel with teeth, and the word geared shows it has these teeth that lock with another wheel so the teeth move together. Because the teeth make one wheel drive the other, a geared wheel is used in machines 'to change speed or direction'.