Gear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈiə/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɪɹ/.

Examples

the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain
She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

train gear wheel power train paraphernalia gearing appurtenance geartrain cogwheel gear mechanism pitch geared wheel

Parts of Speech

noun	a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
noun	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”
noun	a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
noun	equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
verb	set the level or character of “She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gang

ein Zahnrad, das in einen anderen Zahnmechanismus eingreift, um die Geschwindigkeit oder Richtung der übertragenen Bewegung zu ändern

🇫🇷French

engrenage

une roue dentée qui engage un autre mécanisme denté afin de changer la vitesse ou la direction du mouvement transmis

🇪🇸Spanish

engranaje

una rueda dentada que acopla otro mecanismo dentado para cambiar la velocidad o dirección del movimiento transmitido

🇮🇹Italian

ingranaggio

una ruota dentata che innesta un altro meccanismo dentato per modificare la velocità o la direzione del moto trasmesso

🇳🇱Dutch

versnelling

een tandwiel dat een ander getand mechanisme aangrijpt om de snelheid of richting van de overgebrachte beweging te veranderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

engrenagem

uma roda dentada que engata outro mecanismo dentado para alterar a velocidade ou direção do movimento transmitido

🇷🇺Russian

механизм

зубчатое колесо, которое взаимодействует с другим зубчатым механизмом для изменения скорости или направления передаваемого движения.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गियर

एक दांतेदार पहिया जो संचरित गति की गति या दिशा को बदलने के लिए एक अन्य दांतेदार तंत्र को संलग्न करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গিয়ার

একটি দাঁতযুক্ত চাকা যা প্রেরিত গতির গতি বা দিক পরিবর্তন করার জন্য অন্য একটি দাঁতযুক্ত প্রক্রিয়াকে নিযুক্ত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கியர்

கடத்தப்பட்ட இயக்கத்தின் வேகம் அல்லது திசையை மாற்றுவதற்காக மற்றொரு பல் பொறிமுறையை ஈடுபடுத்தும் ஒரு பல் சக்கரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గేర్

ప్రసారం చేయబడిన కదలిక యొక్క వేగం లేదా దిశను మార్చడానికి మరొక పంటి యంత్రాంగాన్ని నిమగ్నం చేసే పంటి చక్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

गियर

एक दात असलेले चाक जे प्रसारित गतीची गती किंवा दिशा बदलण्यासाठी दुसरी दात असलेली यंत्रणा गुंतवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગિયર

એક દાંતાળું વ્હીલ કે જે પ્રસારિત ગતિની ગતિ અથવા દિશા બદલવા માટે અન્ય દાંતાવાળા મિકેનિઝમને જોડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೇರ್

ಹಲ್ಲಿನ ಚಕ್ರವು ಹರಡುವ ಚಲನೆಯ ವೇಗ ಅಥವಾ ದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಹಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ತೊಡಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗിയർ

കൈമാറ്റം ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന ചലനത്തിൻ്റെ വേഗതയോ ദിശയോ മാറ്റുന്നതിനായി മറ്റൊരു പല്ലുള്ള സംവിധാനത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു പല്ലുള്ള ചക്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੇਅਰ

ਇੱਕ ਦੰਦ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਹੀਆ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਗਤੀ ਦੀ ਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਲਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਦੰਦਾਂ ਵਾਲੀ ਵਿਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیئر

ایک دانت والا پہیہ جو منتقل شدہ حرکت کی رفتار یا سمت کو تبدیل کرنے کے لیے ایک اور دانت والا میکانزم لگاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

齿轮

与另一个带齿机构啮合以改变传递运动的速度或方向的齿轮

🇯🇵Japanese

ギヤ

伝達される動きの速度または方向を変えるために、別の歯付き機構と係合する歯付きホイール

🇰🇷Korean

기어

전달된 운동의 속도나 방향을 변경하기 위해 다른 톱니 메커니즘과 맞물리는 톱니 바퀴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh răng

một bánh xe có răng gắn với một cơ cấu răng khác để thay đổi tốc độ hoặc hướng của chuyển động truyền

🇹🇭Thai

เกียร์

ล้อฟันที่ประกอบกลไกฟันอื่นเพื่อเปลี่ยนความเร็วหรือทิศทางของการเคลื่อนที่ที่ส่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gigi

roda bergigi yang menggunakan mekanisme bergigi lain untuk mengubah kecepatan atau arah gerakan yang ditransmisikan

🇵🇭Filipino

gamit

isang may ngipin na gulong na gumagamit ng isa pang mekanismong may ngipin upang baguhin ang bilis o direksyon ng ipinadalang paggalaw

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

والعتاد

عجلة مسننة تعمل على تشغيل آلية مسننة أخرى من أجل تغيير سرعة أو اتجاه الحركة المرسلة

🇮🇷Persian

دنده

چرخ دندانه دار که مکانیسم دندانه دار دیگری را درگیر می کند تا سرعت یا جهت حرکت ارسالی را تغییر دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

vites

iletilen hareketin hızını veya yönünü değiştirmek için başka bir dişli mekanizmayı çalıştıran dişli bir tekerlek

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיוּד

גלגל שיניים המשלב מנגנון שיניים אחר על מנת לשנות את המהירות או כיוון התנועה המשודרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gear'?

The primary meaning of 'gear' is 'a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion'.

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Using 'gear' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gear' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gear' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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