Dictionary entry details
• GEAR (noun)
Meaning:
A toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel
Hypernyms ("gear" is a kind of...):
wheel (a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
Meronyms (parts of "gear"):
cog; sprocket (tooth on the rim of gear wheel)
tooth (one of a number of uniform projections on a gear)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gear"):
bevel gear; pinion and crown wheel; pinion and ring gear (gears that mesh at an angle)
worm wheel (gear with the thread of a worm)
worm gear (gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion)
sun gear (the central gear in a epicyclic train)
spur gear; spur wheel (gear wheels that mesh in the same plane)
rack and pinion (a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa))
epicyclic gear; planet gear; planet wheel; planetary gear (an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train)
pinion (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)
escape wheel (gear that engages a rocking lever)
Meaning:
Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gearing; geartrain; power train; gear; train
Context example:
the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
Hypernyms ("gear" is a kind of...):
wheelwork (mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gear"):
epicyclic gear train; epicyclic train (a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis)
reduction gear (gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed)
Holonyms ("gear" is a part of...):
engine (motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)
Meaning:
A mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gear mechanism; gear
Hypernyms ("gear" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gear"):
transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)
third; third gear (the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle)
steering gear (a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle)
second; second gear (the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle)
reverse (the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed)
park (a gear position that acts as a parking brake)
high; high gear (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)
gearset (a set of gears)
first; first gear; low; low gear (the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving)
Meaning:
Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
appurtenance; paraphernalia; gear
Hypernyms ("gear" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gear"):
saddlery; stable gear; tack (gear for a horse)
rigging; tackle (gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails)
rig (gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise)
regalia (paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office))
kit; outfit (gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)
fishing gear; fishing rig; fishing tackle; rig; tackle (gear used in fishing)
• GEAR (verb)
Meaning:
Set the level or character of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
gear; pitch
Context example:
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience
Hypernyms (to "gear" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gear"):
popularise; popularize (make understandable to the general public)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
