Definition
A wheel with teeth around its edge that meshes with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and power in machinery.
Etymology
Compound of 'gear' and 'wheel.' The term has been used since at least the Middle Ages to describe toothed wheels in mechanical devices.
Kelly Says
Gearwheels are humanity's oldest mechanical multipliers—with just the right angle and tooth count, one small gearwheel can control the force of something 100 times heavier.
Translations
CACatalà
engranatge
ɛn-ɡɾə-na-tʃe
CSČeština
ozubené kolo
o-zu-be-né ko-lo
DADansk
tandhjul
tand-hjul
DEDeutsch
Ritzel
ˈʁɪt͡səl
ELΕλληνικά
ζεύγη
ze-vi-ye
ESEspañol
engranaje
en-gra-na-he
FRFrançais
engrenage
aŋ-ɡʁə-naʒ
HUMagyar
fogaskerék
fo-ga-ske-rek
IDBahasa Indonesia
gigi
gi-gi
ITItaliano
ingranaggio
in-gra-na-dʒio
KKKK
шестерня
ʃɛʃ-tɛr-nja
MSBahasa Melayu
gigi
gi-gi
NLNederlands
tandwiel
tand-vye-l
NONorsk
tannhjul
tan-n-hjul
PLPolski
zębatko
ʒɛ-bat-ko
PTPortuguês
engrenagem
ɛŋ-ʁɛ-na-ʒɐm
RORomână
engrenament
en-gre-na-ment
RUРусский
шестерня
ʃɛʃ-tɛr-nja
SWKiswahili
vipande
vi-pan-de
TAதமிழ்
இயந்திரப் பாகங்கள்
i-yan-thri-pa-ga-nga-ngal
TLTL
mga gulong
m-ga goo-long
UKУкраїнська
зубчасте колесо
zu-bt͡ʃas-te ko-le-so
VITiếng Việt
bánh răng
banh rang