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gear
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gear
n.
set of interlocking wheels; mechanism in an automobile; tools, supplies; clothes (Slang); drugs (Slang)
v.
equip with gears; put into gear (Machinery); supply, equip; adjust, conform
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Gear
A gear or cogwheel is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque, in most cases with teeth on the one gear being of identical shape, and often also with that shape on the other gear. Two or more gears working in a sequence (train) are called a gear train or, in many cases, a transmission; such gear arrangements can produce a mechanical advantage through a gear ratio and thus may be considered a simple machine. Geared devices can change the speed, torque, and direction of a power source. The most common situation is for a gear to mesh with another gear; however, a gear can also mesh with a linear toothed part, called a rack, thereby producing translation instead of rotation.
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Gear (disambiguation)
A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component.
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gear
Noun
1. a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
(synonym) gear wheel, cogwheel
(hypernym) wheel
(hyponym) bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear
(part-meronym) cog, sprocket
2. a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
(synonym) gear mechanism
(hypernym) mechanism
(hyponym) first gear, first, low gear, low
3. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
(synonym) paraphernalia, appurtenances
(hypernym) equipment
(hyponym) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
Verb
1. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
(synonym) pitch
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(hyponym) popularize, popularise
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gear
v.
frost, be covered with frost
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gear
n.
převod; rychlostní stupeň; výstroj; zařízení; podvozek
v.
zaměřit co na koho/co; připravit se/koho/co (na koho/co)
