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gearing

noun

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Wiktionary

name

  1. A surname.

noun

  1. The ratio of a system of gears.

    The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.

  2. Harness; working implements.
  3. A train of toothed wheels and pinions.

    Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.

  4. Synonym of leverage (“debt-to-equity ratio”).

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of gear