Definitions

1. noun

A toothed wheel or cogged wheel, especially one in a machine or mechanism for transmitting rotary motion, typically by meshing with another gear.

“The machine’s system of interconnected gearwheels allowed it to perform complex tasks.”

2. noun

A toothed wheel or cogged wheel, especially one in a machine or mechanism for transmitting rotary motion, typically by meshing with another gear, especially in clockwork mechanisms.

“The old clock’s intricate gearwheels were still turning, marking the passage of time.”