low gear

collocation in English

meaningsoflowandgear

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low
adjective
uk
/ləʊ/us
/loʊ/
not measuring much from the base to ...
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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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(Definition oflowandgearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The robot haslowgearratios (6), thus the coupled dynamics of the robot is not negligible.
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However, such alowgearratio results in a low weight-topayload ratio, which makes many potential application areas of a telemanipulation system unsuitable.
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This requires a lot of fuel, tractors being used inlowgear, and so on.
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And our manufacturers are to be left to linger inlowgear.
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A further saving will result from a decrease inlowgearwork and in accelerating and decelerating.
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I am in some ways distressed that the matter is now so obviously being put intolowgear.
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The saving in fuel would result from the decrease in the number of stops, and reduction inlowgearwork.
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This is similar to a car operating inlowgear.
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Thelowgearalso provides downhill control when descending.
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Ant's had a verylowgearaxle ratios for pulling weight and attaining low speeds (40 to 50mph).
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One of the difficulties with sports cars with very powerful engines is that if they are heavily "revved-up" inlowgear, they are always liable to make an unpleasant noise.
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Going up the hill they have to engage in alowgearand make a lot of noise, which affects the amenities of those who live in the area.
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I am fortunate enough to possess a motor car which has automatic transmission, and the only noise which it makes in the equivalent oflowgearis a swishing noise.
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They will rev their engines inlowgearand grind their gears coming up out of the low-lying site to reach the levels of the main roads surrounding the site.
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Maximum speed was 140 km/h (100 km/h inlowgear) and all locomotives were equipped with a hydraulic braking system.
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With the floor lever in either the mid position or fully forward and the pedal pressed and held forward the car enteredlowgear.
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It was programmed to start inlowgear, providing a gear ratio of 1.765:1 plus the additional low-speed multiplication of the torque converter.
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As trucks and recreational vehicles must uselowgearto descend slowly, an additional lane may also be built on the downhill side.
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It was only available when in four-wheel drive, and because of itslowgear-ratio it was suitable only for very low-speed use.
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Lowgear, obtained via the planetary gearset, could be manually engaged and held up to approximately 60mph km/h, improving acceleration.
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The standing mile time with two 60kg lb occupants and usinglowgearappropriately was 21.0 sec while using top gear only was 21.5 sec.
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Northbound truck drivers were forced to travel inlowgear, and three runaway truck ramps were constructed at the tight curves along the highway for trucks whose brakes had failed.
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The motor consists of a large flywheel which is connected to the drive wheels of the toy via a verylowgearratio, so that the flywheel revolves faster.
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