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Idioms about gear
Origin of gear
1150ā1200; Middle English gere<Old Norse gervi, gĆørvi; akin to Old English gearwe equipment
OTHER WORDS FROM gear
gearless, adjectivereĀ·gear, verbunĀ·geared, adjectivewell-geared, adjectiveWords nearby gear
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British Dictionary definitions for gear
gear
/ (ɔɪÉ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of gear
gearless, adjectiveWord Origin for gear
C13: from Old Norse gervi; related to Old High German garawī equipment, Old English gearwe
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Scientific definitions for gear
gear
[ gƮr ]
A wheel with teeth around its rim that mesh with the teeth of another wheel to transmit motion. Gears are used to transmit power (as in a car transmission) or change the direction of motion in a mechanism (as in a differential axle). Fixed ratios of speed in various parts of a machine is often established by the arrangement of gears.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gear
gear
see high gear; slip a cog (gear).
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