gear vs gear wheel

gear wheel vs gear

gear and gear wheel both are nouns.

gear is a verb but gear wheel is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gear	Yes	No	Yes	No
gear wheel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gear and gear wheel are synonyms defined as:

gear and gear wheel: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

Other synonyms of gear include cogwheel, geared wheel.

gear (noun)	gear wheel (noun)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion	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)

gear (verb)	gear wheel (verb)
set the level or character of

Difference between gear and gear wheel

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