gearing

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Gear Source: opted

2. n. Harness. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

4. n. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

7. n:100 n. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed Source: ecdict

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