What does GEAR mean?
Definitions for GEAR
gɪərgear
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word GEAR.
Princeton's WordNet
gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelnoun
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, trainnoun
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"
gear, gear mechanismnoun
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
gear, paraphernalia, appurtenanceverb
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
gear, pitchverb
set the level or character of
"She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
GCIDE
Gearverb
To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared their advertising for maximum effect among teenagers.
Wiktionary
gearnoun
equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
gearnoun
a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
gearnoun
a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
gearnoun
A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque
gearnoun
stuff.
gearverb
To fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
gearinterjection
(mostly British (Scouse)) great or fantastic
Etymology: From gervi.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gearnoun
Etymology: gyrian, to cloath; geawre, furniture, Saxon.
Array thyself in her most gorgeous gear. Fairy Queen.
When he found her bound, stript from her gear,
And vile tormenters ready saw in place,
He broke through. Edward Fairfax, b. ii. stan. 27.When once her eye
Hath met the virtue of this magick dust,
I shall appear some harmless villager,
Whom thrift keeps up about his country gear. John Milton.I fancy every body observes me as I walk the street, and long to be in my old plain gear again. Joseph Addison, Guardian.
To see some radiant nymph appear
In all her glitt’ring birthday gear,
You think some goddess from the sky
Descended, ready cut and dry. Jonathan Swift.Apollo’s spite Pallas discern’d, and flew to Tydeus’ son;
His scourge reacht, and his horse made fresh; then took her angry run
At king Eumelus, brake his gears. George Chapman, Iliads.The frauds he learn’d in his fanatick years
Made him uneasy in his lawful gears. Dryden.If fortune be a woman, she is a good wench for this gear. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
ChatGPT
gear
A gear is a mechanical component with tooth-like projections round its circumference, designed to transmit torque by engaging with another gear or similar component. It serves as a crucial part of many machines and devices, allowing the control of motion, speed, direction and power. The interaction between gears can change the speed, torque, or direction of a power source.
Webster Dictionary
Gearnoun
clothing; garments; ornaments
Gearnoun
goods; property; household stuff
Gearnoun
whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff or material
Gearnoun
the harness of horses or cattle; trapping
Gearnoun
warlike accouterments
Gearnoun
manner; custom; behavior
Gearnoun
business matters; affairs; concern
Gearnoun
a toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively
Gearnoun
an apparatus for performing a special function; gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe
Gearnoun
engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear
Gearnoun
see 1st Jeer (b)
Gearnoun
anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish
Gearverb
to dress; to put gear on; to harness
Gearverb
to provide with gearing
Gearverb
to be in, or come into, gear
Etymology: [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing, adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG. garaw, garw ornament, dress. See Yare, and cf. Garb dress.]
Wikidata
Gear
A gear or cogwheel is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit torque. Two or more gears working in tandem are called a transmission and can produce a mechanical advantage through a gear ratio and thus may be considered a simple machine. Geared devices can change the speed, torque, and direction of a power source. The most common situation is for a gear to mesh with another gear; however, a gear can also mesh with a non-rotating toothed part, called a rack, thereby producing translation instead of rotation. The gears in a transmission are analogous to the wheels in a pulley. An advantage of gears is that the teeth of a gear prevent slipping. When two gears of unequal number of teeth are combined, a mechanical advantage is produced, with both the rotational speeds and the torques of the two gears differing in a simple relationship. In transmissions which offer multiple gear ratios, such as bicycles and cars, the term gear, as in first gear, refers to a gear ratio rather than an actual physical gear. The term is used to describe similar devices even when the gear ratio is continuous rather than discrete, or when the device does not actually contain any gears, as in a continuously variable transmission.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gear
gēr, n. a state of preparation: dress: harness: tackle: (mech.) connection by means of toothed wheels: (obs.) a matter, affair.—v.t. to put in gear, as machinery.—p.adj. Geared, connected with the motor by gearing.—ns. Gear′ing, harness: working implements: (mech.) a train of toothed wheels and pinions; Gear′-wheel, a wheel with teeth or cogs which impart or transmit motion by acting on those of another wheel; Driv′ing-gear, those parts in a machine most nearly concerned in imparting motion.—Multiplying gearing, a combination of cog-wheels for imparting motion from wheels of larger to wheels of smaller diameter, by which the rate of revolution is increased; Out of gear, out of running order, unprepared; Straight gearing, the name given when the planes of motion are parallel—opposed to Bevelled gearing, when the direction is changed (see Bevel). [M. E. gere, prob. Ice. gervi; cf. A.S. gearwe, Old High Ger. garawi, Eng. yare and gar, v.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
gear
A general term for a collection of spars, ropes, blocks, and equipment used for lifting and stowing cargo and ships stores.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gear
[the Anglo-Saxon geara, clothing]. A general name for the rigging of any particular spar or sail; and in or out of gear implies anything being fit or unfit for use.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
gear
Warlike accoutrements; military harness; equipage.
Editors Contribution
gear
A mechanism for transmitting motion for a specific purpose.
Many vehicles have a gear of a specific kind as a function.
Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GEAR
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gear is ranked #15259 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gear surname appeared 1,926 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Gear.
83.8% or 1,614 total occurrences were White.
11.1% or 214 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 16 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'GEAR' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3648
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'GEAR' in Nouns Frequency: #1771
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Anagrams for GEAR »
ager
areg
GRAE
rage
agre
gare
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GEAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GEAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of GEAR in a Sentence
We want to make sure -- and the President's made this clear to me, we want to make sure that people that are treating people that have contracted the coronavirus have the protective gear, the masks and the gloves and we're working very energetically to accomplish that.
When you take [care of your gear] the right way they can last a lifetime — and without diminishing the attributes and the reasons you actually purchased and paid for them.
Practically speaking, it's very common, when you get to a point of thinking seriously that you could go forward with a case, that you have to wonder how you're going to land the airplane, you have to make sure you've got the landing gear that will work, otherwise you're going to crash and burn.
Situation of a developing shortage might arise if the Sino-U.S. trade war goes away, the Chinese economy kicks into gear, Brexit is solved and the United States make good threats on Iran.
Federal Aviation Administration:
Preliminary indication is that tires blew out on the left main landing gear as the aircraft was landing.
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- vybavení, ozubené kolo, převod, soukolíCzech
- udstyrDanish
- Gangschaltung, Zahnrad, Gang, AusrüstungGerman
- εξοπλισμός, οδοντωτός τροχός, ταχύτητα, σχέση, σύνεργαGreek
- dentradoEsperanto
- engranaje, equipo, marcha, cambio, velocidadSpanish
- vaihde, ratas, vaihteisto, varusteet, hammasratasFinnish
- passer ses vitesses, vitesse, engrenageFrench
- acmhainnIrish
- cuibhle-ghèar, uidheam, gèarScottish Gaelic
- गियरHindi
- felszerelésHungarian
- gigiIndonesian
- gír, tannhjólIcelandic
- marcia, equipaggiamento, attrezzo, ingranaggio, ingranare, parafernalia, cambioItalian
- גלגל שינייםHebrew
- 歯車, ギアJapanese
- ಗೇರ್Kannada
- calcesLatin
- zobratsLatvian
- пренос, брзина, опрема, запченикMacedonian
- utstyr, tannhjul, girNorwegian
- schakelen, overbrenging, tandwiel, versnelling, in een versnelling komenDutch
- utstyr, tannhjul, girNorwegian Nynorsk
- biegPolish
- engrenar, velocidade, marcha, câmbio, equipamento, engrenagemPortuguese
- roată dințată, schimbător de viteză, cutie de vitezeRomanian
- зубчатое колесо, шестерёнка, передача, скорость, привод, трансмиссия, шестерняRussian
- zupčanik, степен преноса, брзина, опрема, brzina, stepen prenosa, зупчаник, opremaSerbo-Croatian
- prevod, ozubené kolesoSlovak
- opremaSlovene
- växel, utrustning, kugghjulSwedish
- vitesTurkish
- Hộp sốVietnamese
- 齿轮Chinese
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