Definition

1. Noun:
   • A system of gears: A mechanical arrangement of interconnected rotating gears designed to transmit power, change speed, or alter torque within a machine.
   • The act or method of engaging gears: The process or state of interlocking gears to transmit motion.

Usage

• As a noun (countable/uncountable): Refers to the physical assembly of gears or the principle of their operation.
  • The car's manual transmission requires precise gearing to shift smoothly.
  • The engineer examined the gearing inside the old clock.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in gearing": (Technical) Describes the state where gears are meshed and operational.
  • The mechanism is now in gearing and ready to transmit power.

Variants and Related Words

• Gear (n.): A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.
• Gear train (n.): A system of two or more meshing gears.
  • The gear train in the transmission was damaged.

Synonyms

• Gear mechanism
• Gearwork
• Train of gears

Related Phrases

• Gearing up (phrasal verb): Preparing or making ready for action. (Note: This is a separate phrasal verb from the noun "gearing").
  • The team is gearing up for the product launch.
• Gearing down (phrasal verb): Reducing effort, intensity, or speed.
  • After the project, the department started gearing down.

Related Idioms

• To throw a spanner in the gears/works: To cause a disruption or problem in a process. (This idiom uses "gears" metaphorically).
  • The sudden budget cut threw a spanner in the gears of our plan.

Noun

1. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
   • the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain