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gear train

American

noun

a set of automobile gears that transmit power; transmission.
a set of interconnected gears.

gear train British

noun

engineering a system of gears that transmits power from one shaft to another

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Seeking a permanent place to store gear, train and gather, SMR members dedicated Saturdays over the past three years to pouring concrete and hanging drywall.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2023

They come to me with questions, and I show them how to do things, like how to attach wheels to a gear train.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

A gear train using the 63-tooth gear could be designed to match a bearing on one of the spokes of the main drive wheel.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021

A spring provides the energy, a gear train transmits the energy, and cams dictate the motion and movement of the automaton.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2018

The gear train count is as follows: 48-13+8-64+64-64+10-60.

From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla)

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