gearing
Meaning of gearing
- the set or arrangement of gears in a machine.
the mill's internal waterwheel and gearing survive
- the ratio of a company's loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity).
the firm expects its gearing to rise to 20 per cent
- prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.
they gear workouts to your specific needs
the interactive quiz has been geared for those aged 6 to 12 years
the programme is geared towards families on lower incomes
- design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output.
the vehicle's geared too high for serious off-road use
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Old Norse gervi . Early senses expressed the general meaning ‘equipment or apparatus’, later ‘mechanism’: hence gear (sense 1 of the noun) (early 19th century).
Information about gearing
- The plural form of gearing is: gearings.
- Languages in which gearing is used:
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Hyphenation of gearing
gear-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- gearing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gearing synonyms
Meaning gear:
Anagrams of gearing
Words that rhyme with gearing
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