Gear mechanism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definitions

Noun

a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

gear gear mechanism

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

mechanism

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

first gear gearset high gear park reverse second gear steering gear third gear transmission

Rhyming Words

ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism

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