Glossary / General

gear

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gear is a term you might hear when people talk about cars.

Technical Definition

A gear is a specific ratio selected by the transmission that determines how the engine’s power is delivered to the wheels. The speaker is describing uncertainty about which gear the shifter is engaging until it “clicks” into the right one.

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