gearing
System of cogs
Gearing refers to a system of gears or the way gears are arranged to transmit motion: The gearing on this bicycle needs adjustment.
In finance, gearing (British) means the ratio of a company's debt to its equity—what Americans call leverage: The company's high gearing made investors nervous.
To gear up or gear down is to shift into higher or lower gears, literally or figuratively preparing to increase or decrease effort.
Projections on a wheel
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
- pinionToothed wheel, small
- rackFrame for holding items
worm · bevel · helical · spur · planetary · differential · reduction · mesh
Bike gear changer
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- chainringBicycle's front sprocket
- sprocketToothed wheel for chains
- cranksetPedal-to-chain transfer component
shifters · chain · freewheel · hub · cadence · ratio · indexed · friction
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- differentialRelative difference between things
- synchromeshGear-matching transmission mechanism
flywheel · overdrive · powertrain · transaxle · driveshaft · axle · manual · automatic
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- ratioComparative numerical relation
alignment · tweaking · configuration · setting · regulation · customization · adaptation · balancing
State of being prepared
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- preparationArranging things in advance
- equippingProviding necessary tools
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
ramping · positioning · marshaling · buildup · orientation · priming · warming up
cogs
Projections on a wheel
rack · worm · bevel · helical · spur · planetary · differential · reduction · mesh · engagement
derailleur
Bike gear changer
crankset · shifters · chain · freewheel · hub · cadence · ratio · indexed · friction · front
transmission
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- differentialRelative difference between things
synchromesh · flywheel · overdrive · powertrain · transaxle · driveshaft · axle · manual · automatic · sequential
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
ratio · alignment · tweaking · configuration · setting · regulation · customization · adaptation · balancing · modification
readiness
State of being prepared
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- preparationArranging things in advance
- equippingProviding necessary tools
tooling · ramping · positioning · marshaling · buildup · orientation · priming · warming up
- outfittingequipping, fitting out, kitting out, outfitting, suiting up
- drive componentsshafts, bearings, pulleys, belts, chains
- leverageleverage, financial leverage, margin, margin trading, margin call
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- business fundingbank loans, venture capital, angel investor, debt financing, seed funding
- workshop skillssawing, sanding, planing, chiseling, carving
gearingunpreparedness
Lacking readiness beforehand
disengagement · disconnection · aimlessness · unprepared · disoriented
- gearing upPreparing for something ahead
- gearing towardsAdjusting focus for