sliding gear

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• sliding gear — noun Etymology: sliding (II) : a change gear in which speed changes are made by sliding gear wheels along their axes so as to place them in or out of mesh …   Useful english dictionary

• sliding gear — A transmission gear that is splined to the shaft. It may be moved back and forth for shifting purposes …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• sliding-gear transmission — noun : a power transmission system in which any given pair of gears is engaged by sliding one axially into mesh with the other …   Useful english dictionary

• gear — Wheel like part with teeth cut into the rim. When one gear meshes with another gear, it causes the second gear to drive the other and in this way transmits power. When the gears are different sizes (different number of teeth on each gear) the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Gear oil — is a motor oil made specifically for transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials in automobiles, trucks, and other machinery. It is of a higher viscosity to better protect the gears and usually is associated with a strong sulfur smell. The… …   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 stick — A gear stick (also known as gearstick, gear lever, selection lever, shift stick and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.… …   Wikipedia

• Valve gear — The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle. It is sometimes referred to as the… …   Wikipedia

• Bevel gear — Bevel gears are gears where the axes of the two shafts intersect and the tooth bearing faces of the gears themselves are conically shaped.Bevel gears are most often mounted on shafts that are 90 degrees apart, but can be designed to work at other …   Wikipedia

• Baker valve gear — was the main competitor to Walschaerts valve gear for steam locomotives in the United States. Strictly speaking it was not a valve gear but a variable expansion mechanism adapted to the Walschaerts layout replacing the expansion link and sliding… …   Wikipedia

• worm gear — noun gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary