GEAR MECHANISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

Synonyms:

gear; gear mechanism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gear mechanism" 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 mechanism"):

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)

gearset (a set of gears)

high; high gear (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)

park (a gear position that acts as a parking brake)

reverse; reverse gear (the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed)

second; second gear (the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio 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)

third; third gear (the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle)

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