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Antonyms for gearing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : geer-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɪər ɪŋ

Definition of gearing

Origin :
  • c.1200, "fighting equipment," probably from Old Norse gervi "apparel," related to gerr "ready," and gerva "make ready," from Proto-Germanic *garwin- (cf. Old English gearwe "clothing, equipment, ornament;" Old High German garawi "clothing, dress," garawen "to make ready;" German gerben "to tan"). Meaning "toothed wheel in machinery" first attested 1520s. Slang for "male sex organs" from 1670s. British adjective slang sense of "stylish, excellent" first recorded 1951, from earlier that's the gear, expression of approval, 1925.
  • verb prepare, equip
Example sentences :
  • Much of the efficiency of the motor is due to the form and gearing of the propeller.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • With motor vehicles, the excess power is provided for by gearing.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • The apron is operated by gearing from the rear wheels of the grader.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • The gearing is the gear type, axle turning with the drivers.
  • Extract from : « Farm Engines and How to Run Them » by James H. Stephenson
  • Gearing transmitted the motion of this shaft to the driving wheels.
  • Extract from : « Automobile Biographies » by Lyman Horace Weeks
  • The smallest wheel in a pair of wheels or in a train of gearing.
  • Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose
  • During the war the company made all the gearing on the Zeppelins and airplanes.
  • Extract from : « Zeppelin » by Harry Vissering
  • Now something was wrong with the gearing of his heart action.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of a Fool » by William Allen White
  • The most common of these is by means of gearing of some form.
  • Extract from : « Aviation Engines » by Victor Wilfred Pag
  • The guns were torn from their gearing and the shot and shell torn from their racks.
  • Extract from : « From the Bottom Up » by Alexander Irvine

Synonyms for gearing

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