Bevel gear () A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. |
Crown side () See Crown office. |
Differential (a.) Relating to or indicating a difference |
Differential (a.) Of or pertaining to a differential, or to differentials. |
Differential (a.) Relating to differences of motion or leverage |
Differential (n.) An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity. |
Differential (n.) A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities. |
Differential (n.) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other. |
Differential (n.) A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all. |
Gear (n.) Clothing |
Gear (n.) Goods |
Gear (n.) Whatever is prepared for use or wear |
Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle |
Gear (n.) Warlike accouterments. |
Gear (n.) Manner |
Gear (n.) Business matters |
Gear (n.) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel |
Gear (n.) An apparatus for performing a special function |
Gear (n.) Engagement of parts with each other |
Gear (n.) See 1st Jeer (b). |
Gear (n.) Anything worthless |
Gear (v. t.) To dress |
Gear (v. t.) To provide with gearing. |
Gear (v. i.) To be in, or come into, gear. |
Head gear (n.) Alt. of Headgear |
Side (n.) The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface |
Side (n.) Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest |
Side (n.) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane |
Side (n.) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body |
Side (n.) A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge. |
Side (n.) The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe |
Side (n.) A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another. |
Side (n.) Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other |
Side (a.) Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides |
Side (a.) Hence, indirect |
Side (n.) Long |
Side (v. i.) To lean on one side. |
Side (v. i.) To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party |
Side (v. t.) To be or stand at the side of |
Side (v. t.) To suit |
Side (v. t.) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides. |
Side (v. t.) To furnish with a siding |
Side-taking (n.) A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. |
Side-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel on each side |
differential diagnosis | a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs |
differential blood count | counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in cubic millimeter of blood, may be included as part of a complete blood count |
side-glance side-look | a glance sideways, she shot him an impatient side-glance |
side-blotched lizard sand lizard Uta stansburiana | one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
chafing gear | covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction |
differential analyzer | an analog computer designed to solve differential equations |
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 |
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 |
high gear high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
pistol handgun side arm shooting iron | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
pommel horse side horse | a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center, held upright by two steel supports, one at each end |
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 |
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 |
side | an extended outer surface of an object, he turned the box over to examine the bottom side, they painted all four sides of the house |
side chapel | a small chapel off the side aisle of a church |
side door side entrance | an exterior door at one side of a building |
side pocket | a pocket on the side of a billiard table |
side road | a minor road branching off of a main road |
side street | a street intersecting a main street and terminating there |
side-wheeler | a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side |
side yard | the grounds at either side of a house |
snare drum snare side drum | a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head |
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 |
straight chair side chair | a straight-backed chair without arms |
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 |
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 |
differential | a quality that differentiates between similar things |
marginal cost incremental cost differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
sideburn burnside mutton chop side-whiskers | facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) |
side | either the left or right half of a body, he had a pain in his side |
difference threshold differential threshold difference limen differential limen | the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect |
side | an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect), he was on the heavy side, he is on the purchasing side of the business, it brought out his better side |
side view | a view from the side of something |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |