: the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
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: the parts by which motion is transmitted from one portion of machinery to another
especially: a train of gears
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMore generally, gearing gives you a lot of flexibility to tune your ride to anything from exercise to relaxation. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 Aramco also reduced gearing, a measure of debt to equity, to 7.9% from 14.2% at the end of 2021. Reema Alothman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2022 To be sure, lower gearing is a good thing for cyclists, especially newer ones. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 Moreover, now that many of the compromises that come along with low gearing have disappeared, so has the stigma. Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 But that didn't translate into any more quickness despite the familiar 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6, identical eight-speed transmission ratios, and carryover 3.45:1 final-drive gearing. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2022 Meanwhile, the disc brakes, broader gearing, and added tire clearance, which may range from four to ten millimeters more than a road bike, will open up a ton of terrain that would have pushed your old rig to—or past—its limits. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2021 With the second volume of Stranger Things season four gearing up to be released on July 1, news has officially confirmed that Mills will be returning to Netflix in a new movie. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 30 June 2022 Alfa has chosen a quick steering ratio to deliver sharp responses, with the electrically assisted rack's 13.6:1 gearing giving the front end a keenness that feels more like that of a hot hatch than a compact SUV. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 5 May 2022 See More