| A lever is essentially a force increaser, while a gearbox is most often used as a speed reducer. |
| The proudest title of the great emperors of old had been that of increaser of the Empire. |
| With this ad, he paints his opponent as a tax increaser and skewers him for seemingly favoring the rich over the middle class. |
| Ratios lower than 1 indicate a gearbox performing as speed increaser, higher than 1 as speed reducer. |
| The S-bridel serves as a strip tension reducer or increaser when the strip tension has to be reduced or the tractive force has to increase during the re-coiling process. |
| Some speed increaser gear units are used on testing machines at speeds of more than 60,000 rpm where the peripheral speed of the teeth can reach 180 mps. |
