
1) Bicycle part 2) Gear changer 3) Sceneshifter 4) Stage technician 5) Stagehand
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1) Gearshift 2) Gearstick 3) Sceneshifter
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- a stagehand responsible for moving scenery
- a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
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see also Ergo Shifting and Shimano Total Integration, two competing methods of combined shifter and brake lever controls
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[bicycle part] A bicycle shifter or gear control or gear levers is a component used to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio. Typically, they operate either a derailleur mechanism or an internal hub gear mechanism. In either case, the control is operated by moving a cable that connects the shifter to the gear mech...
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• (n.) An assistant to the ship`s cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions. • (n.) One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. • (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc. • (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from o...
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1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. ''T was such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down.' (Milton) ... 2. An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions. ... 3. <machinery> A wire for changing a loop from on...
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Shift'er noun 1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. « 'T was such a
shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down.»
Milton. 2. (Nautical) An assistant to the ship's ...
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Mechanism on a bicycle for changing the gear ratio. Used for alternating between gears.
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