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escape wheel vs gear

gear vs escape wheel

escape wheel and gear both are nouns.

escape wheel is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
escape wheel Yes No No No
gear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gear is a hypernym of escape wheel; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than escape wheel:
  • escape wheel: gear that engages a rocking lever
  • gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Other hypernyms of escape wheel include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.
escape wheel (noun) gear (noun)
gear that engages a rocking lever a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
escape wheel (verb) gear (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between escape wheel and gear

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