πέμπτη — meaning in English
Pebti
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English meaning
Senses
πέμπτη is used for these senses in English:
- Thursday The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.
- fifth gear The fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.
- overdrive (dated, automotive) A gear, on an automobile, higher than the traditional top gear, mainly to allow better fuel economy at highway speeds. In the 21st century, such gears are no longer viewed as "extra" and thus rarely called by this name.
overdrive — full definition
- noun A high gear in a vehicle that reduces engine speed at higher road speeds, improving fuel economy.
- noun A state of intense or heightened activity.