gear-down

См. также в других словарях:

• gear down — transitive verb : to gear so that the driven part goes slower than the driving part * * * gear down 1. To make the speed of the driven part lower than that of the driving part 2. To prepare for decreased production, fewer demands, etc • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• gear down — put into a lower speed or gear, slow down …   English contemporary dictionary

• gear down or up — change to a lower (or higher) gear. → gear …   English new terms dictionary

• gear down — verb To arrange a system of gear wheels or pulleys etc such that the driven part rotates or moves slower than the driving part …   Wiktionary

• 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 — ► NOUN 1) a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels). 2) a particular setting of engaged gears. 3) informal apparatus, equipment, or clothing. ► VERB …   English terms dictionary

• Down feather — The down of birds is a layer of fine feathers found under the tougher exterior feathers. Very young birds are clad only in down. Powder down is a specialized type of down found only in a few groups of birds. Down is a fine thermal insulator and… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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 — noun 1》 a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts (e.g. wheels).     ↘a particular setting of engaged gears: in fifth gear. 2》 apparatus or equipment: camping… …   English new terms dictionary

• gear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gere, from Old Norse gervi, gǫrvi; akin to Old English gearwe equipment, clothing, gearu ready more at yare Date: 14th century 1. a. clothing, garments b. movable property ; goods 2. equipment …   New Collegiate Dictionary