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71gear — 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… …
72gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] …
73gear — I UK [ɡɪə(r)] / US [ɡɪr] noun Word forms gear : singular gear plural gears ** 1) [countable/uncountable] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the UK have 5 or 6 gears that you operate yourself change gear:… …
74gear — gear1 [ gır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the U.S. are automatics, so the engine changes between gears without the driver having to do anything: change gears: Helen… …
75Gear (Static Shock) — Superherobox |no caption=Richard Gear Foley (Second Costume) character name=Gear real name=Richard Richie Osgood Foley publisher=Warner Bros. Television debut=(As Richie Foley) A Shock to the System (Season 1)(As Gear) Gear (Season 3)… …
76gear — ▪ I. gear gear 1 [gɪə ǁ gɪr] noun [uncountable] 1. special equipment or clothing used for a particular purpose: • We manufacture airplane landing gear and other aerospace parts. • Police in riot gear (= special clothing that protects them if they …
77gear — 1 noun 1 IN CARS ETC (C, U) the machinery in a vehicle that turns power from the engine into movement: The new model has five forward gears. | driving cautiously along in third gear | bottom gear BrE low gear AmE (=the gear used for driving… …
78gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first …
79Gear pump — [ Gerotor pump] A Gear pump uses the meshing of gears to pump fluid by displacement. They are one of the most common types of pumps for hydraulic fluid power applications. Gear pumps however are also widely used in chemical installations to pump… …
80gear — 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… …
