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noun

Gearing n.

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 a 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 transmitting motion from one sprocket wheel to another.

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.

verb

Gear v. t. (past & past part. geared; pres. part. gearing)

1.

To dress; to put gear on; to harness.

2.

(Mach.) To provide with gearing.

3.

To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared their advertising for maximum effect among teenagers.

Double geared, driven through twofold compound gearing, to increase the force or speed; said of a machine.

Gear v. i. (Mach.) To be in, or come into, gear.

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"Gearing" Quotes from Famous Books

... guide the box, B, in its movement. The forked ends of a yoke engage with the collars, S, on the shafts, M, this yoke being set by a screw so that the shafts may be easily removed. The machine is driven from the pulleys and shaft, T, through gearing, T2 and T3, and by the Ewart's chain on the wheel and pinion, V ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 • Various

... of a modern kitchen boiler, stood upright and was fitted above the furnace—which occupied the lower section—with vertical tubes. The cylinder was but three-and-a-half inches in diameter, and the wheels were moved by gearing. In order to secure the requisite pressure of steam in so small a boiler, a sort of bellows was provided which was kept in action by means of a drum attached to one of the car-wheels over which passed a cord which worked a pulley, which in turn worked ...

— Railway Adventures and Anecdotes - extending over more than fifty years • Various

... The gearing for the transmission of the power from the wheel shaft to the shaft calculated for the delivery of the power at an accessible point below must next be adjusted. The windmill is intended for installation on top of a building, and the power may ...

— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics

... recoil springs and air cushions to take up the shock when the gun is fired, so that the terrific energy, when the charge is exploded, shall not be borne by the breech of the gun. The howitzers can be turned in any direction, and the gearing attached to the mounting is such that the barrels can ...

— Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights • Kelly Miller

... stitches!" snorted Sir James. "Thinkest thou he did not know in what condition was his horse's gearing? I tell thee he went down because thou didst strike fair and true, and he did not so strike thee. Had he been Guy of Warwick he had gone down all the same under such a stroke and in ...

— Men of Iron • Ernie Howard Pyle

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