Gearing

  • 31gearing — gear·ing || gɪrɪŋ / gɪər n. connected set of gears; process of fitting with gears gɪr /gɪə n. set of interlocking wheels; mechanism in an automobile; tools, supplies; clothes (Slang); drugs (Slang) v. equip with gears; put into gear… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 32gearing —    In kinetic sculpture, a means of transmitting motion from a power source to the moving parts of the sculpture, utilizing either levers or interlocking gear wheels. Also see automata, movement, and time …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 33gearing — noun 1》 the set or arrangement of gears in a machine. 2》 Brit. the ratio of a company s loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34gearing — n. See gear …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 35gearing — noun (U) technical the relationship between the amount of money that a company is worth and the amount that it owes in debts …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36gearing — A British term for *leverage …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 37gearing — UK [ˈɡɪərɪŋ] / US [ˈɡɪrɪŋ] noun [uncountable] business British the relationship between what a company owns and what it owes …

    English dictionary

  • 38gearing — gear•ing [[t]ˈgɪər ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) mac an assembly of parts, esp. a train of gears, for transmitting and modifying motion and torque in a machine 2) mac the act or process of equipping with gears • Etymology: 1815–25 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39gearing — gea|ring sb., en, er, erne, i sms. gearings , fx gearingsniveau …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 40gearing — n. 1 a set or arrangement of gears in a machine. 2 Brit. Commerce a the allocation of part of a dividend to preferred recipients. b the amount of this part …

    Useful english dictionary