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gearset

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A set of gears, as in a car or bicycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a set of gears

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: gear, gear mechanism

History

Etymology

From gear + set.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: tandwielstelsel — set of gears
  • Finnish: vaihteisto — set of gears
  • Finnish: rattaisto — set of gears
  • German: Zahnradsatz — set of gears
  • Polish: zestaw kół zębatych — set of gears