gear|box — «GIHR BOKS», noun. Especially British. an automobile or truck transmission … Useful english dictionary
gear box — noun the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed • Syn: ↑gearbox, ↑gear case • Hypernyms: ↑shell, ↑case, ↑casing • Part Holonyms: ↑transmission, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gear box — small box in a vehicle that contains a system of gears meshed together to pass motion along … English contemporary dictionary
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Gear — For the gear like device used to drive a roller chain, see Sprocket. This article is about mechanical gears. For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). Two meshing gears transmitting rotational motion. Note that the smaller gear is rotating… … Wikipedia
box — box1 boxlike, adj. /boks/, n. 1. a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover. 2. the quantity contained in a box: She bought a box of candy as a gift. 3. Chiefly… … Universalium
gear lever — noun The lever used to change gears in a motor car. Called gear shift in the US and Canada. See Also: gear box, stickshift … Wiktionary
gear case — noun the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed • Syn: ↑gearbox, ↑gear box • Hypernyms: ↑shell, ↑case, ↑casing • Part Holonyms: ↑transmission, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gear-case — box within a machine that contains gears … English contemporary dictionary
Gear shaper — A gear shaper is a machine tool for cutting the teeth of internal or external gears. The name shaper relates to the fact that the cutter engages the part on the forward stroke and pulls away from the part on the return stroke, just like the… … Wikipedia
box — 1. a coffin Formerly, as a verb also, to place a corpse in a coffin prior to interment: 01 Joe Sharman died. Donald made the coffin and they d boxed him. (Emerson, 1892) 2. a shield for the male genitalia Mainly sporting use but… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
