multiplying gear

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multiplying gear - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Multiplied; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Multiplying.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.
     multiplex manifold. See Multitude, Complex.]
     1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add
        quantity to.
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              Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.
                                                    --Ames.
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     2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a
        certain number of times; to find the product of by
        multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number
        56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under
        Multiplication.
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     3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of
        alchemy. [Obs.]
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     Multiplying gear (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.
  
     Multiplying lens. (Opt.) See under Lens.
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