geartrain

Definitions of geartrain

1. noun

   wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
   “the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain”

   synonyms: gear, gearing, power train, train

   types:

   epicyclic gear train, epicyclic train

   a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis

   reduction gear

   gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed

   type of:

   wheelwork

   mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears)