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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Idioms about gear
Origin of gear
1150–1200; Middle English gere<Old Norse gervi, gørvi; akin to Old English gearwe equipment
OTHER WORDS FROM gear
gearless, adjectivere·gear, verbun·geared, adjectivewell-geared, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use gear in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gear
gear
/ (ɡɪə) /
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
[ gîr ]
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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