gearing

[ geer-ing ]
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nounMachinery.
  1. an assembly of parts, especially a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.

  2. the act or process of equipping with gears.

  1. the method of installation of such gears.

Origin of gearing

1
First recorded in 1815–25; gear + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for gearing

gearing

/ (ˈɡɪərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. an assembly of gears designed to transmit motion

  2. the act or technique of providing gears to transmit motion

  1. Also called: capital gearing accounting, British the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital: US word: leverage

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