the act or technique of providing gears to transmit motion
3. Also called: capital gearing accounting, British
the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital
US word: leverage
gearing in American English
(ˈgɪrɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or manner of fitting a machine with gears
2.
a system of gears or other parts for transmitting motion
gearing in Mechanical Engineering
(ɡɪərɪŋ)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)
Gearing is an assembly of gears designed to transmit motion.
Four-speed manual gearing used to be standard in British cars.
The transmission contains a number of different sets of gearing that can be changed to allow a wide range of vehicle speeds.
Gearing is an assembly of gears designed to transmit motion.
gear
Examples of 'gearing' in a sentence
gearing
Thanksgiving had come and gone and the stores were gearing up for Christmas.
Lawson, Jonell ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002)
As we drew closer the gearing of the engine changed, manoeuvring with more urgency.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
`... and the three-speed gearing took a bit of getting used to,' Flynn was grinning.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
He wanted to use the time to look at the winch's gearing mechanism.
McKewan, Ian THE INNOCENT (2002)
All related terms of 'gearing'
gear
The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion.
capital gearing
the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital
gear up
If someone is gearing up for a particular activity , they are preparing to do it. If they are geared up to do a particular activity, they are prepared to do it.
gear down
to adapt to a new situation by decreasing output , intensity of operations, etc
spur gear
a gear having involuted teeth either straight or helically cut on a cylindrical surface . Two such gears are used to transmit power between parallel shafts
differential gear
the epicyclic gear mounted in the driving axle of a road vehicle that permits one driving wheel to rotate faster than the other, as when cornering