gear ratio

gear ra·tio

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geer rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
- /gɪər ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geer rey-shoh, -shee-oh]
- /gɪər ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, -ʃiˌoʊ/

Definitions of gear ratio words

noun gear ratio the ratio of the rotational speeds of the first and final gears in a train of gears or of any two meshing gears. 1
noun gear ratio the ratio of the diameters of the pitch surfaces of any two meshing gears or of the numbers of their teeth. 1
noun gear ratio the ratio of the turning speed of the powered gear to that of the final gear 0
noun gear ratio the fixed relationship between the rotating speeds of two gears indicating available torque 0
noun gear ratio The gear ratio is the ratio of the number of turns the output shaft makes when the input shaft turns once. 0
noun gear ratio The ratio of the speeds of rotation of the initial and final gears in a gear train. 0

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Origin of gear ratio

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Gear ratio

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gear ratio popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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