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gearing

gear·ing
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [geer-ing]
    • /ˈgɪər ɪŋ/
    • /ˈɡɪə.rɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geer-ing]
    • /ˈgɪər ɪŋ/

Definitions of gearing word

  • noun gearing Machinery. 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. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear. 1
  • noun gearing implements, tools, or apparatus, especially as used for a particular occupation or activity; paraphernalia: fishing gear. 1
  • noun gearing a harness, especially of horses. 1
  • noun gearing Nautical. the lines, tackles, etc., of a particular sail or spar. the personal tools, clothing, and other possessions of a sailor. 1
  • noun gearing portable items of personal property, including clothing; possessions: The campers keep all their gear in footlockers. 1
  • noun gearing wearing apparel; clothing: The fashion pages of the Sunday paper are featuring the latest fall gear. 1
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Origin of gearing

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; gear + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Gearing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Gearing

gearing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • gear

    Machinery. 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. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.

  • friction gearing

    wheels or disks transmitting power by means of frictional contact.

  • spur gearing

    a system of spur gears.
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