Engelsk substantiv: gear |
1. | gear (om gjenstand) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | wheel |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bevel gear, epicyclic gear, escape wheel, pinion, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear, planet gear, planet wheel, planetary gear, rack and pinion, spur gear, spur wheel, sun gear, worm gear, worm wheel |
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| Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | cog, sprocket, tooth |
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2. | gear (om gjenstand) wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The fool got his tie caught in the geartrain.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gearing, geartrain, power train, train |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | wheelwork |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train, reduction gear |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | engine |
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3. | gear (om gjenstand) a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gear mechanism |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | mechanism |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 |
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4. | gear (om gjenstand) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | appurtenance, paraphernalia |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | equipment |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, kit, outfit, regalia, rig, rig, rigging, saddlery, stable gear, tack, tackle, tackle |
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