Gears
[gɪr]
Examples
- A brake was provided for in the specification, as were also variable gears for changing speed, and an automatic blower for the fire. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As the waxed disc and pan are revolved, the stylus and diaphragm are gradually moved by gears toward the center of the disc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- All of the parts of the bicycle have come in for a share of attention at the hands of inventors, differential speed gears and brakes having received especial attention. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As the armature rotates, its motion is communicated by gears to the wheels, the necessary current reaching the motor through the overhead wires. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- A large sulphate of copper battery was employed, which could through the agency of a train of gears give only a very slow speed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It consisted of a circular series of barrels mounted on a central shaft, and revolved by suitable gears and a hand crank. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This model was kept first at G?ttingen and afterward at Hanover, but it did not act efficiently, as the gears were not cut with sufficient accuracy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He became thoroughly familiar with the intricacies of fire-box, boiler, valves, levers, and gears, and liked nothing better than to handle the locomotive himself during the run. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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