Gear

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See also géar, and gèar

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

Etymology

From Old Norse gervi.

Noun

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Singular Gear

Plural s

Gear (s)

1. (uncountable) equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
2. (countable) a wheel with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
3. (countable) a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved.
4. (countable) A configuration of the transmission of an motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque

Synonyms

• cog, cogwheel, gearwheel

Translations

equipment of paraphernalia

Czech: vybavení cs(cs) n. Finnish: varusteet fi(fi) pl. Greek: εξοπλισμός el(el) (eksoplismós) m., σύνεργα el(el) (sínerga) n. pl.

Macedonian: опрема mk(mk) (óprema) f. Scottish Gaelic: uidheam gd(gd) f. Spanish: equipo es(es) m.

a wheel with grooves

Czech: ozubené kolo cs(cs) n. Finnish: hammasratas fi(fi), ratas fi(fi) French: engrenage fr(fr) m. German: Zahnrad de(de) n. Greek: οδοντωτός τροχός el(el) (oδontotós trokhós) m. Latvian: zobrats m. Macedonian: запченик mk(mk) (zápčenik) m.

Portuguese: engrenagem Russian: зубчатое колесо ru(ru) (zúbčatoje kol'esó) n., шестерня ru(ru) (šest'ern'a) f. Scottish Gaelic: cuibhle-ghèar gd(gd) f. Slovak: ozubené koleso n. Spanish: engranaje m.

a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears

Czech: převod cs(cs) m., soukolí cs(cs) n. Macedonian: брзина mk(mk) (b'rzina) f.

Scottish Gaelic: gèar gd(gd) m. Slovak: prevod sk(sk) m.

motor car transmission

Czech: převod cs(cs) m. French: vitesse fr(fr) f. German: Gangschaltung de(de) f. Greek: ταχύτητα el(el) (takhítita) f. Italian: cambio it(it) m. Macedonian: пренос mk(mk) (prénos) m.

Polish: bieg pl(pl) m. Scottish Gaelic: gèar gd(gd) m. Spanish: marcha es(es) f. Swedish: växel sv(sv) c. Turkish: vites tr(tr)

Derived terms

• change gear
• change gears
• gear lever
• gear shift
• gear up
• shift gear
• shift gears

Verb

Infinitive to Gear

Third person singular -

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle -

to Gear (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)

1. To fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.

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Translations

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• Spanish: engranar

Interjection

Gear

1. (mostly British (Scouse?)) great or fantastic

Anagrams

• aegr,
• ager
• areg
• GRAE
• rage

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Old English

Etymology

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Proto-Germanic *jaeram, from Proto-Indo-European *yōr-. Cognate with Old Frisian jēr, Old Saxon jār (Dutch jaar), Old High German jār (German Jahr), Old Norse ár (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish år, Icelandic/Faroese ár), Gothic 𐌾𐌴𐍂 (jer). The IE root is also the source of Greek ὡρα ‘season’, Russian яра, Czech jaro, Lithuanian jore ‘springtime’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /jæːɑr/, /jɑːr/

Noun

ġēar n (plural ġēar)

1. year

   Ðis wæs feorþes geares his rices: this was in the fourth year of his reign. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle)

2. the runic character ᛄ (/j/)

Alternative forms

• ġēr

Derived terms

• ġēardagas

Descendants

• English year

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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin gelare

Pronunciation

• IPA: ʒɨˈaɾ

Verb

gear

1. to freeze

Conjugation

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West Frisian

Adverb

gear

1. together

et:gear fa:gear fr:gear io:gear id:gear it:gear kn:gear lt:gear li:gear hu:gear ml:gear my:gear nl:gear pt:gear ru:gear simple:gear fi:gear ta:gear te:gear vi:gear zh:gear