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vaihteisto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  • gearbox noun The enclosed unit in a vehicle that houses the gears and connects to the gear lever.
  • gearset noun A set of gears, as in a car or bicycle.
  • shift verb To move something from one place or position to another.
  • transmission noun The act of sending or passing something on, such as data, a signal, or a disease.

Senses

vaihteisto is used for these senses in English:

  • gear (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
  • gear (countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
  • gearbox That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
  • gearset A set of gears, as in a car or bicycle.
  • shift (US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
  • transmission (automotive, trucking, heavy equipment) A device, usually an assembly of gears (gearbox) plus a clutch or torque converter, through which power is sent from the engine to the driveshaft in an automobile (motor car or motor truck).

gear — full definition

  1. noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  2. noun A toothed wheel that meshes with another to transmit motion, or the setting of such a mechanism in a vehicle.
  3. verb To design or adjust something so it suits a particular purpose or audience.

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