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GEARBOX

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• GEARBOX (noun)
The noun GEARBOX has 1 sense:

1. the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

Familiarity information: GEARBOX used as a noun is very rare.

• GEARBOX (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gear case; gearbox

Hypernyms ("gearbox" is a kind of...):

case; casing; shell (the housing or outer covering of something)

Meronyms (parts of "gearbox"):

transmission shaft (rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential)

Holonyms ("gearbox" is a part of...):

transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)

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