English noun: gear mechanism | |||
1. | gear mechanism (artifact) a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) | ||
Synonyms | gear | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | first, first gear, gearset, high, high gear, low, low gear, park, reverse, reverse gear, second, second gear, steering gear, third, third gear, transmission, transmission system | ||