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gear·ing
(gîr′ĭng)n.
1. A system of gears and associated elements by which motion is transferred within a machine.
2. The act or technique of providing with gears.
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gearing
(ˈɡɪərɪŋ)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) an assembly of gears designed to transmit motion
2. (Mechanical Engineering) the act or technique of providing gears to transmit motion
3. (Banking & Finance) accounting Also called: capital gearing Brit the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital. US word: leverage
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gear•ing
(ˈgɪər ɪŋ)n.
1. an assembly of parts, esp. a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine.
2. the act or process of equipping with gears.
[1815–25]
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Noun | 1. | gearing - 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" engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train - a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis reduction gear - gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed wheelwork - mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears) |
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Translations
gearing
n
(Aut) → Auslegung f → (der Gänge)
(Fin, of company) → Verhältnis nt → zwischen Eigen- und Fremdkapital
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