Usually means: Device that transmits mechanical power.
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▸ noun:  a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)


Opposite:
non-gear, gearless, friction drive

Types:
spur gear, bevel gear, helical gear, worm gear, planetary gear, rack and pinion, more...

Phrases:
Lepelletier gear mechanism, more...

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Opposite:
non-gear, gearless, friction drive

Types:
spur gear, bevel gear, helical gear, worm gear, planetary gear, rack and pinion, more...

Phrases:
Lepelletier gear mechanism, more...




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