gear ratio

collocation in English

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gear
noun
uk
/ɡɪər/us
/ɡɪr/
a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofgearandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, such a lowgearratioresults in a low weight-topayload ratio, which makes many potential application areas of a telemanipulation system unsuitable.
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The slowness of the knee joints result because they have the largestgearratioamong the joints.
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Agearratioof 100:1 is used and zero gravity is assumed.
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Section (2) represents the converted joint angles of the robot according to thegearratio.
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Thegearratiois 50.
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This inertia increases withgearratio.
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For example, the designer may declare that a given solid represents a gear, as well as specifying gear-specific attributes such as number of teeth,gearratio, or quality.
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All of the biped's rotational joints have agearratioof 1 / 160, and the variable-length knee joints have a gear ration of 0.05 / cm / radian.
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Anygearratioin the whole range is applicable.
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Most motorists, given the chance, would welcome a larger selection of gears rather than having the entire mechanism depending on onegearratio.
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I only intended to suggest that the topgearratioshould be altered, not any other.
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Often a variator is a mechanical power transmission device that can change itsgearratiocontinuously (rather than in steps).
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The automatic gearbox wasn't well-suited to the four-cylinder motor due to baulky shifting and ill-chosengearratio.
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This motor ran at 3600 rpm, such that a 46:1gearratiowould produce 78.26 rpm.
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Thegearratioand velocity ratio should not be confused with each other.
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Immediately after the shift, both electric machines operate as motors and the firstgearratiois employed.
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The propeller speed is inversely proportional to thegearratio(thereby also increasing output torque by approximately the same ratio).
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Each sub-class was fitted with a different combination of traction motor power output and drivegearratio.
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The particles may have been formed by a gear that was damaged when the supercharger of the corresponding engine was accelerated (gearratioshifted).
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