Phrase guide

gear change

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Examples

  • This transmission is so smooth and quiet that you hardly even notice a gear change.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, shift

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 變速桿 /变速杆 (biànsùgān) — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Finnish: vaihteenvalitsin — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Italian: cambio — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Norwegian Bokmål: girskift — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Norwegian Bokmål: girskifte — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: girskift — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: girskifte — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Polish: zmiana biegów — mechanism which changes gears in a car
  • Spanish: cambio de marchas — mechanism which changes gears in a car