mechanical transmission (noun)

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• standard transmission — noun Mechanical transmission which shifts gears by the action of the drivers hand on the gearstick or gear lever, rather than automatically; a manual gearbox. Syn: stickshift, manual transmission Ant …   Wiktionary

• manual transmission — noun Mechanical transmission which shifts gears by the action of the drivers hand on the gearstick or gear lever, rather than automatically; a manual gearbox. Syn: stickshift, standard transmission Ant …   Wiktionary

• automatic transmission — noun A mechanical transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to speed and/or load, rather than requiring the operator to do so manually; an automatic gearbox. Ant: manual transmission, stickshift, standard transmission …   Wiktionary

• chain drive — noun : a mechanical drive consisting of chain gears and a driving chain an automotive chain drive called also chain transmission * * * chain driven /chayn driv euhn/, adj. a driving mechanism transmitting power by means of an endless chain. [1900 …   Useful english dictionary

• mechanism — noun /ˈmɛkənɪzm/ a) Within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power b) Any …   Wiktionary

• drive shaft — noun : a shaft that transmits mechanical power see jet engine illustration * * * Mach. a shaft for imparting torque from a power source or prime mover to machinery. See diag. under differential. [1890 95] * * * drive shaft noun Driving shaft • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• telecontrol — “+ noun Etymology: tel (I) + control : remote control utilizing radio, wire transmission line, or sound waves * * * telecontrol /tel i kon trōlˈ or kən / noun Control of mechanical devices remotely, either by radio (as of ships and aircraft), by… …   Useful english dictionary

• hookup — noun Date: 1903 1. a state of cooperation or alliance 2. an assemblage (as of circuits) used for a specific purpose (as radio transmission); also the plan of such an assemblage 3. an arrangement of mechanical parts; also connection < a campsite… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tympanic membrane — noun Date: 1855 a thin membrane that closes externally the cavity of the middle ear and functions in the mechanical reception of sound waves and in their transmission to the site of sensory reception called also eardrum see ear illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linkage — noun a) A mechanical device that connects things. A linkage in my cars transmission is broken so I cant shift out of first gear. b) A connection or relation between things or ideas. Syn: association, bond, connection, link, r …   Wiktionary

• technology, history of — Introduction       the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …   Universalium