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low gear

1. The low gear configuration of a transmission.

2. A state of minimum activity, energy, or force: The project went into low gear during summer vacation.

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low gear - the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

first gear, low, first

auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

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

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As a result of this setup, low gear is when the belt is at the innermost radius of the driving pulley and the outermost surface of the driven pulley; high gear is when the belt is at the top of the driving pulley and the bottom of the driven pulley.

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