transmission
55
3.9
- noun
- /trænzˈmɪʃən/
- Specialized
- After replacing the faulty transmission, the car shifted smoothly between gears.
- automatic transmission
- continuously variable transmission
- engine and transmission
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Watch on YouTubeThere must be some kind of problem with the transmission, something like that, OK?
- There must be some kind of problem with the transmission, something like that, OK?
- But like the ability to drive a manual transmission, right?
- Just leave the engine transmission, and then we're OK.
- Then you have the clutch pedal transmission situation.
- I mean, it's, it's, it's lightweight, it's nimble, it's a manual transmission looks cool.
- That may rise to the level of duress if you in fact agree to buy that new transmission.
Examples
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Does it have automatic transmission?
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And there's a little pump wheel usually mounted to the front of the engine or a PTO on the transmission that makes this stuff operate.
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There must be some kind of problem with the transmission, something like that, OK?
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Just leave the engine transmission, and then we're OK.
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I could never figure out the transmission.
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The brake drums are shot, and you need a new transmission.
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First thing I noticed, the shift lever and transmission action just feels great.
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- Your car's leaking transmission fluid.
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Clutch is slippin', so I figure it's the transmission.
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Yeah, transmission's finished.
Synonyms
11
4.6
A metal case that holds and protects gears in a car or machine
3
5.5
A set of parts in a vehicle that sends power from the engine or motor to the wheels
3
6.3
The parts in a machine that work together to change speed and force
2
3.7
A set of parts in a vehicle that send power from the engine to the wheels
1
7.1
Parts that send power from the engine to the wheels that move the car
1
9.9
A part in a vehicle that sends engine power to the wheels
1
6.4
The parts that send the engine's power to the wheels
1
4.1
A group of wheels with teeth that pass movement and force to make a machine work
1
6.2
A set of gears that work together to change machine speed or power
1
6.9
A group of wheels with teeth that pass on and change movement and force
Compounds
- Specialized
7
3.7
A car system that changes gears by itself so the driver does not have to shift them
- Specialized
2
3.7
A set of parts in a vehicle that send power from the engine to the wheels
1
4.1
A way of changing gears in a car by using a gear lever and a clutch pedal
- Specialized
1
7.9
The exact global time when a signal is sent from Earth to a spacecraft
- Specialized
1
4.9
The spread of disease through the air when people breathe, talk, or cough
- Specialized
1
3.7
Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them
- Specialized
1
5.2
A metal rod that turns to carry power from an engine to the wheels
- Specialized
1
5.5
A way a disease spreads from animals or people to other people
- Specialized
1
3.9
A set of rules used on the internet to send data reliably between computers
- Specialized
1
4.0
A set of rules that let computers on different networks send data over the Internet
- Specialized
1
6.7
When germs spread to a person through a thing or animal instead of direct touch
- Specialized
1
7.1
The amount of light or other radiation that a material lets pass through
- Specialized
1
4.3
A system that sends data as light through thin glass cables for very fast long-distance connections
- Specialized
1
6.3
A system that uses liquid under pressure to send power in machines like tractors
- Specialized
A system that uses liquid under pressure to move parts of a machine
- Specialized
The spread of disease to people when insects like mosquitoes or ticks bite them
- Specialized
Infection that happens when you touch or eat something contaminated
How Complex
- Specialized
7
3.7
- Specialized
55
3.9
- UK
11
4.6
21
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transmission comes from Latin parts trans- 'across' and mittere 'to send'. So a car transmission is the part that 'sends' power across from the engine to the wheels.