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pinion vs gear

gear vs pinion

pinion and gear both are nouns.

pinion and gear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pinion Yes No Yes No
gear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gear is a hypernym of pinion; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than pinion:
  • pinion: a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
  • gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
Other hypernyms of pinion include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.
pinion (noun) gear (noun)
wing of a bird a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack 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)
pinion (verb) gear (verb)
cut the wings off (of birds) set the level or character of
bind the arms of
Difference between pinion and gear

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