change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
about-face volte-face reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
change | the action of changing something, the change of government had no impact on the economy, his change on abortion cost him the election |
pitching change | replacing a pitcher in baseball |
change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
oil change | replacing dirty oil with clean |
change of color | an act that changes the light that something reflects |
change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
change of course | a change in the direction that you are moving |
change of magnitude | the act of changing the amount or size of something |
change of integrity | the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something |
change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something |
change ringing | ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing |
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 |
change | a different or fresh set of clothes, she brought a change in her overnight bag |
change | a thing that is different, he inspected several changes before selecting one |
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 |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
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 |
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 |
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 |
variety change | a difference that is usually pleasant, he goes to France for variety, it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic |
reversal change of mind flip-flop turnabout turnaround | a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
change alteration modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another, the change was intended to increase sales, this storm is certainly a change for the worse, the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago |
change of location travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something |
sea change | a profound transformation |
sex change | a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments) |
bureau de change | (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money |
change | the result of alteration or modification, there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs, there had been no change in the mountains |
change | money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency, he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver |
change | the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due, I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change |