Thesaurus: gearing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Gear
2. n. Harness.
3. n. The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.
4. n. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
5. 1. Harness. 2. (Mach.) The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery. Frictional gearing. See under Frictional. -- Gearing chain, an endless chain transmitted motion from one sprocket wheel to another. See Illust. of Chain wheel. -- Spur gearing, gearing in which the teeth or cogs are ranged round either the concave or the convex surface (properly the latter) of a cylindrical wheel; -- for transmitting motion between parallel shafts, etc.
6. The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engineor machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as,the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a trainof wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.Frictional gearing. See under Frictional.-- Gearing chain, an endless chain transmitted motion from onesprocket wheel to another. See Illust. of Chain wheel.-- Spur gearing, gearing in which the teeth or cogs are ranged roundeither the concave or the convex surface (properly the latter) of acylindrical wheel; -- for transmitting motion between parallelshafts, etc.
7. n:100 n. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed