gear train

noun

A system of interconnected gears.

“Near-synonym: gearset”

Similar

Meanings

noungear train (plural gear trains)

plural gear trains · alternative geartrain

  1. engineeringA system of interconnected gears.

    Near-synonym: gearset

    Synonyms: gearset

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system of interconnected gears.

Similar
Also see

Translations

French train d'engrenages
  • train d'engrenagessystem of interconnected gears
German Zahnradgetriebe
  • Zahnradgetriebesystem of interconnected gears
Polish przekładnia zębata
  • przekładnia zębatasystem of interconnected gears
Russian зубча́тая переда́ча
  • зубча́тая переда́ча (zubčátaja peredáča)system of interconnected gears
Ukrainian зубча́ста переда́ча
  • зубча́ста переда́ча (zubčásta peredáča)system of interconnected gears
Welsh trên gêr
  • trên gêrsystem of interconnected gears
Cite this entry
APA

gear train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear%20train

MLA

“gear train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear%20train. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gear train,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear%20train.

Source: gear train on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.