| fixed intonation | the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer |
bevel gear
pinion and crown wheel
pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle-built-for-two
tandem bicycle
tandem | a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
bicycle clip
trouser clip | a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bicycle rack | a rack for parking bicycles |
bicycle seat
saddle | a seat for the rider of a bicycle |
| bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
brake system
brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
| chafing gear | covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction |
differential gear
differential | a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds, used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves |
epicyclic train
epicyclic gear train | a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis |
exercise bike
exercycle | an exercise device resembling a stationary bike |
first gear
first
low gear
low | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, used to start a car moving |
fishing gear
tackle fishing tackle
fishing rig
rig | gear used in fishing |
| foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
gear
gear wheel
geared wheel
cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
gear paraphernalia
appurtenance | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
| gear gear mechanism | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
gearbox
gear box
gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
gearing
gear geartrain
power train
train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
gearshift
gearstick
shifter
gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
hard disc
hard disk
fixed disk | a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit |
high gear
high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
hydraulic brake
hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
| landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
motorcycle
bike | a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame |
mountain bike
all-terrain bike
offoader | a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires, originally designed for riding in mountainous country |
| ordinary ordinary bicycle | an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel |
planetary gear
epicyclic gear
planet wheel
planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
read-only memory
ROM
read-only storage
fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
| reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed |
reverse
reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |
safety bicycle
safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
second gear
second | the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, he had to shift down into second to make the hill |
spur gear
spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
stable gear
saddlery
tack | gear for a horse |
| steering gear | a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle |
| sun gear | the central gear in an epicyclic train |
third gear
third | the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle, you shouldn't try to start in third gear |
trail bike
dirt bike
scrambler | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension, an offoad motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground |
| worm gear | gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel), changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion |
| fixed phagocyte | a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc. |
mantissa
fixed-point part | the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm, in the expression log . the mantissa is . |
fixed-point notation
fixed-point representation system | a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention |
typewriter font
constant-width font
fixed-width font
monospaced font | a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) |
| bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles |