Used in a Sentence

gears

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gears.

Editorial note

Currently the only way to access a video stream from a browser is via Flash (since the Gears API does not provide for streaming).

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gears gathered in one view.

N

an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond.

N

Gears, formerly Google Gears, is a discontinued utility software offered by Google to create more powerful web apps by adding offline storage and other additional features to web browsers.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gears.

N

Gears, formerly Google Gears, is a discontinued utility software offered by Google to create more powerful web apps by adding offline storage and other additional features to web browsers.

Example sentences

1

Currently the only way to access a video stream from a browser is via Flash (since the Gears API does not provide for streaming).

2

My machine was basically a variable speed drill driving some eccentric gears that pushed the blank around.

3

With gears & swords and sprockets on show-hn and how to avoid overheating and chafing in armor in ask-hn.

4

To operate a internal combustion/geared car, you have to modulate the pedal to match the acceleration rate and gears.

5

We've been able to print these kind of gears for years with reprap or reprap-like 3d printers.

6

That's not how professional liability works, so that lawyer will get ground up in the gears.

7

You are correct, it was a badly written explanation of why they don't change gears.

8

It just grinds certain peoples gears when people use words incorectly and shamelessly or ignorantly.

9

If you tried to quickly spin the output shaft, the forces exerted on the gears would shred the materials almost instantly.

10

Growing up in Australia, and being left-handed, I thought changing gears with my left hand was completely natural.

11

Why wouldn't one just use three nested cycloidal gears to achieve the same result?

12

Max pedal pressure to start, lightening off, re-pressing when gears go up etc.

Quote examples

1

I just started reading the book and he mentions the "Four Gears" model as more useful for B2C companies.

2

> Headed in a different direction, Van Deventer has a new type of gear he calls “grinder gears” that comprise an inner gear with one fewer tooth than the outer gear, causing it to wobble its way through the rotation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gears in a sentence?

Currently the only way to access a video stream from a browser is via Flash (since the Gears API does not provide for streaming).

What does gears mean?

an album by jazz keyboardist Johnny Hammond.

What part of speech is gears?

gears is commonly used as N.