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Gear (disambiguation) facts for kids

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A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit force (torque) to another gear or toothed component.

Gear can also mean:

  • One of a series of pre-set rotation mechanisms for a manual transmission.
  • Gear (graphic novel), written by Doug Tennapel and later made into a TV show called Catscratch
  • Gear (comics), a DC comics superhero
  • Gear (Static Shock), a DCAU superhero
  • "Gear", a slang term for equipment or apparel, particularly used for motorcycle safety clothing and cargo
  • Gear (magazine), an international men's magazine
  • Gears, types of mecha in the Xenogears and Metal Gear video games, as well as the Heavy Gear universe
  • Gears are a type of biomechanical or mystical creature in the video games series Guilty Gear
  • Gears (Transformers), a character in Transformers
  • Gears of War, an Xbox 360 game

GEAR may refer to:

  • Geographic and Energy Aware Routing, a routing protocol for wireless sensor networks


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