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gearing (iou) and marmoset (medicine)


gearing (iou)



gearing noun. E19.
[from GEAR noun & verb + -ING1.]
Equipment, working implements. rare. E19.
Harness. dial. M19.
The process of fitting with gears. Also, the set or arrangement of gears in a machine. M19.
Footloose Incredibly low gearing allowing the pedals to be turned quickly.
Finance. The ratio of a company's total capital to its equity capital; the proportion of capital existing in the form of Debt. M20.
Fortune [Rupert] Murdoch operates with a phenomenal amount of Debt, or gearing.

marmoset (medicine)


marmoset
<zoology> Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidae. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as Pets.

Synonym: squirrel monkey.

Origin: F. Marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. Fr. LL. Marmoretum, fr. L. Marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble.

Source: Websters Dictionary