gear mechanism

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• gear mechanism — noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) • Syn: ↑gear • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑first gear, ↑first, ↑low gear, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… …   English World dictionary

• gear-change — gearˈ change or gearˈchange noun 1. A change of gear 2. The mechanism with which one changes gear • • • Main Entry: ↑gear …   Useful english dictionary

• gear — index clothe, device (mechanism), furnish, paraphernalia (apparatus) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Mechanism (engineering) — A mechanism is a device designed to transform input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement. Mechanisms generally consist of moving components such as gears and gear trains, belt and chain drives, cam and follower… …   Wikipedia

• Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… …   Wikipedia

• gear — n. & v. n. 1 (often in pl.) a a set of toothed wheels that work together to transmit and control motion from an engine, esp. to the road wheels of a vehicle. b a mechanism for doing this. 2 a particular function or state of adjustment of engaged… …   Useful english dictionary

• gear — gearless, adj. /gear/, n. 1. Mach. a. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. b. an assembly of such… …   Universalium

• mechanism — mechanismic, adj. /mek euh niz euhm/, n. 1. an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage. 2. the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished. 3.… …   Universalium

• gear — /gɪə / (say gear) noun 1. Machinery a. a mechanism for transmitting or changing motion, as by toothed wheels. b. a toothed wheel which engages with another wheel or part. c. the connection or engagement of toothed wheels with each other: in gear; …  

• gear wheel — noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion • Syn: ↑gear, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Hyponyms: ↑bevel gear, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary