Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gear change

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: gear change
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).

Example Sentences

"This transmission is so smooth and quiet that you hardly even notice a gear change."
"All the fun of driving had been taken out of them with the abolition of a gear-change, with hydraulic-assisted steering and spongy suspension."
"The train speeds at which gear changes are made are 15, 27 and 41 m.p.h., and quite an appreciable number of seconds can be economised in running if precisely the correct moment is chosen to change."

Inflected Forms

gear changes (plural)

Phrases

truck driver's gear change gear shift low gear top gear stick shift

Frequently Paired Words

gearbox gear shift gearshift low gear top gear stick shift stickshift

Questions

What does gear change mean?: An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).

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