third gear

third gear
The third gear of an engine. <!needs a proper definition

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  • third gear — noun the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle you shouldn t try to start in third gear • Syn: ↑third • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑car, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • third gear — gear in a car which suits medium speeds …   English contemporary dictionary

  • third gear — /θɜd ˈgɪə/ (say therd gear) noun Motor Vehicles the third forward gear ratio, usually the highest or next to highest …  

  • third gear — An intermediate gear used for increasing speed, climbing hills and sometimes for passing; but on a three speed transmission, it is the top gear …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • third — thirdly, adv. /therrd/, adj. 1. next after the second; being the ordinal number for three. 2. being one of three equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… …   Universalium

  • Gear ratio — The gear ratio is the relationship between the number of teeth on two gears that are meshed or two sprockets connected with a common roller chain, or the circumferences of two pulleys connected with a drive belt. General description In the… …   Wikipedia

  • gear — gear1 S3 [gıə US gır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in cars etc)¦ 2 3 change gear 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6¦(machinery)¦ 7¦(drugs)¦ 8 get your ass in gear ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: gearwe] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • third — [[t]θɜrd[/t]] adj. 1) next after the second; being the ordinal number for three 2) being one of three equal parts 3) aum pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is next greater than that of second gear 4) graded… …   From formal English to slang

  • gear mechanism — noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) • Syn: ↑gear • Hypernyms: ↑mechanism • Hyponyms: ↑first gear, ↑first, ↑low gear, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • third — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence 1 3. 2 something occupying this position. 3 each of three equal parts of a thing. 4 = third gear. 5 Mus. a an interval or chord spanning three… …   Useful english dictionary

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