gear change
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- noun
- /ɡɪr tʃeɪndʒ/
- UK
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cambio de marcha
- The car's automatic transmission made gear changes smoother, allowing for a comfortable drive.
- make a gear change
I'm in sport mode and you really don't feel gear changes all that much.
- I'm in sport mode and you really don't feel gear changes all that much.
- And then you make the perfect gear change and you think, who cares about the roof?
- This one feels nice and smooth the the transmission is smooth gear changes acceleration, even the ride quality.
Examples
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The transmission oil level also needs to be checked since it is responsible for reliable transmission operation and gear changes.
Blog text (32) -
And then you make the perfect gear change and you think, who cares about the roof?
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Every gear change, every corner... perfect.
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The driver does not notice either gear changes or the power source kicking in.
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It's a pretty cool saffron yellow mountain bike with left- and right-handed grip shifts that make gear changes really smooth.
Fiction book (2002) -
In Manual mode, gear changes are carried out directly by the driver through the steering wheel paddles, as with a truly manual gearbox.
Blog text (14) -
New environmental mandates and improved design may make the belt-driven CVT the gear-change system of the future.
Academic text (1994) -
The Powershift operates in principle as two parallel manual gearboxes with separate clutches, a system that provides quick and fuel-saving gear changes.
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Since then, many attempts have been made to equip cars with these automatic gear-change units, notably the British Torotrak toroidal traction-roller CVT system.
Academic text (1994) -
On the GranCabrio Sport, Sport mode includes super-fast mode, which derives directly from the GranTurismo Sport and the Quattroporte Sport GT S and permits gear changes that are 50% faster.
Blog text (14)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the action of shifting gears' is directly and compositionally derived from 'gear' (mechanical transmission component) + 'change' (an act of becoming different). This compound pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'cambio de marcha', 'changement de vitesse') and therefore a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Gear change comes from the simple image of moving one gear to another in a car or on a bicycle, and the word change means switching so the wheels turn at a different speed or with more power. So a gear change means the action of moving or shifting gears 'to change speed or power'.