second gear

second gear
The second lowest gearing available from a gearbox.

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  • second gear — second position on a gear shift in a vehicle, central shifting relationship between the engine and the wheels …   English contemporary dictionary

  • second gear — noun the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle he had to shift down into second to make the hill • Syn: ↑second • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mechanism • Part Holonyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • second gear — /sɛkənd ˈgɪə/ (say sekuhnd gear) noun Motor Vehicles the second forward gear ratio …  

  • second gear — A middle gear which has a faster ratio than low gear, but slower than high gear. It is used for climbing or descending steep hills …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • second speed — second speed, = second gear. (Cf. ↑second gear) …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 stick — A gear stick (also known as gearstick, gear lever, selection lever, shift stick and gear shifter) is the lever used to change gear in a vehicle, such as an automobile, with manual transmission or several common forms of automatic transmission.… …   Wikipedia

  • second — second1 seconder, n. /sek euhnd/, adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. 2. being the latter of two equal parts. 3. next after the first in place, time, or value: the second house from the corner. 4. next after the first… …   Universalium

  • gear — Wheel like part with teeth cut into the rim. When one gear meshes with another gear, it causes the second gear to drive the other and in this way transmits power. When the gears are different sizes (different number of teeth on each gear) the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • second — I sec•ond [[t]ˈsɛk ənd[/t]] adj. 1) next after the first; being the ordinal number for two 2) being the latter of two equal parts 3) next after the first in place, time, or value 4) next after the first in rank: the second in command[/ex] 5)… …   From formal English to slang

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