1
: the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
2
: the parts by which motion is transmitted from one portion of machinery to another
especially
: a train of gears
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The transmission’s gearing took some getting used to at first.
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Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Diving further into the gearing matter, the ratio spread between first and third gears is vastly wider in the 6-speed manual transmission than in the 7-speed DSG semi-automatic gearbox.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The waist joint has one degree of freedom and 1:9 reduction ratio gearing at the 40-Nm (29.5-lb.ft) motor.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2025
The Sequoia’s off-road controls are in the center console, and include two- and four-wheel drive settings, high- and low-range gearing, a knob for drive mode settings, plus buttons for tow mode, crawl control, and multi-terrain select.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
Diving further into the gearing matter, the ratio spread between first and third gears is vastly wider in the 6-speed manual transmission than in the 7-speed DSG semi-automatic gearbox.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The waist joint has one degree of freedom and 1:9 reduction ratio gearing at the 40-Nm (29.5-lb.ft) motor.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2025
The Sequoia’s off-road controls are in the center console, and include two- and four-wheel drive settings, high- and low-range gearing, a knob for drive mode settings, plus buttons for tow mode, crawl control, and multi-terrain select.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Gearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearing. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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gearing
noun
gear·ing
ˈgi(ə)r-iŋ 
1
: the act or process of providing or fitting with gears
2
: the parts by which motion is transmitted from one portion of machinery to another
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