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gear ratio

gear ratio noun: the ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the initial and final gears in a gear train (whose relationship incorporates all the intermediate ones).

gear ratio: the ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the...
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Noun

gear ratio (plural gear ratios)

  1. The ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the initial and final gears in a gear train (whose relationship incorporates all the intermediate ones).
    • Two versions exist of the new locomotives, for passenger and for freight work respectively, the technical difference between the two lying in the gearing of the bogies; the passenger locomotives, in light green and pearl grey livery, have a 25:64 gear ratio to haul 12-coach, 450-ton trains at 87...1962 October, “Beyond the Channel: Italy: New series of E646 electrics”, in Modern Railways, page 276

gear ratio meaning in Tamil

gear ratio in Tamil

துணைப்பொறிவிகிதம், பற்சக்கர விகிதம், பல் சக்கர விகிதம், பல்லிணைத் தகவு

Forms of gear ratio

pluralgear ratios

Questions about gear ratio

What does gear ratio mean?
Gear ratio means the ratio of the speeds of rotation of two gears, such as any pair that mesh and, especially, the initial and final gears in a gear train (whose relationship incorporates all the intermediate ones).
What is gear ratio in Tamil?
Gear ratio in Tamil is துணைப்பொறிவிகிதம், பற்சக்கர விகிதம், பல் சக்கர விகிதம். See Gear ratio meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gear ratio?
Gear ratio is a noun.
What is the plural of gear ratio?
The plural of gear ratio is gear ratios.

Words near gear ratio in the dictionary

  1. gear levers
  2. gear oil
  3. gear oils
  4. gear queer
  5. gear queers
  6. gear ratio
  7. gear ratios
  8. gear shift
  9. gear shifts
  10. gear stick
  11. gear sticks

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