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gearing

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gear·ing  (gîrng)
n.
1. A system of gears and associated elements by which motion is transferred within a machine.
2. The act or technique of providing with gears.

gearing [ˈgɪərɪŋ]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an assembly of gears designed to transmit motion
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the act or technique of providing gears to transmit motion
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Also called capital gearing Accounting Brit the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital US word leverage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gearinggearing - wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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
wheelwork - mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)
Translations
gearing
n
(Aut) → Auslegung f(der Gänge)
(Fin, of company) → Verhältnis ntzwischen Eigen- und Fremdkapital


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It is nothing less than the high-speed tool of civilization, gearing up the whole mechanism to more effective social service.
In his explanation I recognized a trick of gearing that Kantos Kan had taught me that time we sailed under false names in the navy of Zodanga beneath Sab Than, the Prince.
 
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