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Gears Definition?of?Gears: A?gear?is?a?rotating?machine part?having?cut?teeth,?or?cogs,which? mesh?with?another?toothed?part?in?order?to?transmit?torque.?Two?or?mors?gears?working?in?tandem?are?called?a?transmission?and?can?produce?a?mechanical?advantage?through?a?gear?ratio?and?thus?may?be?considered?a?simple?machine.?Geared?devices?can?change?the?speed,?magnitude,?and?direction?of?a?power?source.?The?most?common?situation?is?for?a?gear?to?mesh?withanother?gear,?however?a?gear?can?also?mesh?a?non- rotating?toothed?part,called?a?rack,? thereby?producing?translation?instead?of?rotation.?