| has gloss | (noun) a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
gear, gear mechanism |
| lexicalization | eng: gear mechanism |
| lexicalization | eng: gear |
| subclass of | (noun) device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
mechanism |
| has subclass | (noun) the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
first, low gear, low, first gear |
| has subclass | (noun) a set of gears
gearset |
| has subclass | (noun) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
high gear, high |
| has subclass | (noun) a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out"
park |
| has subclass | (noun) the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
reverse gear, reverse |
| has subclass | (noun) the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
second gear, second |
| has subclass | (noun) a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle
steering gear |
| has subclass | (noun) the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
third gear, third |
| has subclass | (noun) the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
transmission, transmission system |