gear ratio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

gear ratio gear ratios
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