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Noun: gearing  gi(-u)-ring
  1. Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
    - gear, geartrain, power train, train
Verb: gear  gir [N. Amer], gi-u(r) [Brit]
  1. Set the level or character of
    "She geared her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
    - pitch

Derived forms: gearings

Type of: accommodate, adapt, wheelwork

Part of: engine

Encyclopedia: Gear

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