English noun: gearing | |||
1. | gearing (artifact) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed | ||
Samples | The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain. | ||
Synonyms | gear, geartrain, power train, train | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wheelwork | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train, reduction gear | ||
Part meronym | engine | ||