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21Gear 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.… …
22gear — [[t]gɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ gears, gearing, geared 1) N COUNT The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion. On hills, he must use low gears... The car was in fourth gear... He put the truck… …
23gear — [[t]gɪər[/t]] n. 1) mac 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 parts 2)… …
24Gear ratio — The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed or two sprockets connected with a common roller chain, or the circumferences of two pulleys connected with a drive belt. General description In the… …
25gear — 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… …
26Gear (comics) — Superherobox| no caption= comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Gear real name=I.Z.O.R. publisher=DC Comics debut= Legion of Super Heroes volume 4 #117 creators=Tom Peyer Tom McCraw Scott Kolins alliance color=background:#ffc0c0… …
27Gear 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… …
28into top gear — in/into/top gear phrase working very fast or effectively They suffered five straight defeats, just as their rivals clicked into top gear. Thesaurus: quicklysynonym Main entry …
29gear*/ — [gɪə] noun I 1) [C/U] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement in first/second/third gear[/ex] Helen changed gear as she approached the junction.[/ex] 2) [U] the special clothes and equipment that you use for a particular… …
30gear — 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 …
