name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
gearing
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CMU ARPABET: G IH1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The ratio of a system of gears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.
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noun
Meaning 3
Harness; working implements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A train of toothed wheels and pinions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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Synonyms: leverage
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of gear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gear, geartrain, power train, train
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheelwork
Narrower terms: epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train, reduction gear
History
Etymology
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