Back-geared and Intermeshed

Back-geared adjective - (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley.

Intermeshed and back-geared are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intermeshed" instead an adjective phrase "Back-geared".

Intermeshed adjective - (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting.

Back-geared and intermeshed are semantically related. You can use "Back-geared" instead an adjective "Intermeshed".