gearbox
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
gearbox
- /ˈɡɪəˌbɒks/ UK
- /ˈɡɪːˌbɔks/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɡɪj.əˌbɔks/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈɡɪəˌbɔks/ Australia
- /ˈɡiəˌbɒks/ New Zealand
- /ˈɡɛːˌbɒks/
- /ˈɡɪəɹˌbɒks/ US
- /ˈɡiɾˌbɔks/ Scotland
- [ˈɡiːɾ.bɔks] Scotland
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)bɒks
Where it comes from
From gear + box.
noun gearboxes · gear box · gear-box
- An enclosed gear train.
- That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gear case, synchromesh, transaxle, gearshift, driver, steering, mechanism, toolbox, box, gear, machinery, carton, cage, casing, housing, velocity
Translations
Every language
noun train of gears
| Español | caja de cambios, caja de velocidades |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기어박스 gieobakseu, 변속기 byeonsokgi |
| 日本語 | ギアボックス giabokkusu, 変速機 hensokuki |
| 中文 | 變速器 /变速器 biànsùqì |
| Português | caixa de câmbio |
| Français | boite de vitesse |
| Deutsch | Getriebe |
| Italiano | scatola del cambio |
| Ελληνικά | κιβώτιο ταχυτήτων kivótio tachytíton |
| Română | cutie de viteze |
| Русский | коро́бка переда́ч koróbka peredáč, коро́бка скоросте́й koróbka skorostéj, коро́бка переключе́ния переда́ч koróbka pereključénija peredáč |
| Tiếng Việt | hộp số |
| עברית | תיבת הילוכים tevát hilukhím |
Talk about this word "gearbox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gearbox. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gearbox. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gearbox "gearbox." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gearbox.Cite this
@misc{gearbox_2026,
title = {gearbox},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gearbox},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
