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Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..

Gear :: Gear (n.) See 1st Jeer (b).

Gear :: Gear (n.) Clothing; garments; ornaments.

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; -- called also circular pitch..

Trim :: Trim (n.) Dress; gear; ornaments.

Flank :: Flank (n.) That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.

Head Gear :: Head gear (n.) Alt. of Headgea.

Millwork :: Millwork (n.) The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of mills..

Drawhead :: Drawhead (n.) The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear..

Cog :: Cog (n.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a mortise in the face of a wheel..

Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..

Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..

Dent :: Dent (n.) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc..

Drawgear :: Drawgear (n.) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.

Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch engages the other part..

Link Motion :: Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines..

Rig :: Rig (v. t.) To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

Geared :: Geared (imp. & p. p.) of Gea.

Gear :: Gear (n.) Warlike accouterments.

Lobe :: Lobe (n.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.

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