The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other gear. The output gear

• Drive gear

• Mechanism

• Force

• Gear

The part of a machine which contains two or more pieces arranged so that the motion of one compels the motion of others.

• Force

• Torque

• Mechanism

• Input

A push or pull in a straight line.

• Input

• Force

• meshing

• torque

a push or pull in a circular direction. A twisting force

• Torque

• Ratio

• Rotary

• Work

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts.

• meshing

• Torque

• Gear

• inverse

Something added to a system, such as resources, in order to achieve a result.

• Input

• meshing

• Driven gear

• idler gear

A term used to describe the proper engagement of teeth between two or more gears in a gear train.

• inverse

• Meshing

• ratio

• output

A back and forth movement in a straight line.

• Reciprocating

• direction of travel

• Gear ratio

• Oscillating

Reciprocating

A back and forth movement in a straight line.

Driven gear

The member of a pair of gears to which motion and power are transmitted by the other gear. The output gear.

• ratio

• inverse

• Driven gear

• rotary

The capacity to do work; the use of mechanisms is necessary to transfer energy.

• Oscillating

• inverse

• Energy

• output