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clutch disc

clutch disc noun: a spinning disc at the end of the driveshaft that is squeezed against the engine flywheel when the clutch is engaged, so that friction from the surface causes the engine and the transmission to turn at the same speed; clutch plate.

clutch disc: a spinning disc at the end of the driveshaft that is squeezed against the engine flywheel when the...
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Noun

clutch disc (plural clutch discs)

  1. (US) A spinning disc at the end of the driveshaft that is squeezed against the engine flywheel when the clutch is engaged, so that friction from the surface causes the engine and the transmission to turn at the same speed; clutch plate.

Forms of clutch disc

pluralclutch discs

Questions about clutch disc

What does clutch disc mean?
Clutch disc means a spinning disc at the end of the driveshaft that is squeezed against the engine flywheel when the clutch is engaged, so that friction from the surface causes the engine and the transmission to turn at the same speed; clutch plate.
What part of speech is clutch disc?
Clutch disc is a noun.
What is the plural of clutch disc?
The plural of clutch disc is clutch discs.

Words near clutch disc in the dictionary

  1. clutch artists
  2. clutch at a straw
  3. clutch at straws
  4. clutch bag
  5. clutch bags
  6. clutch disc
  7. clutch initiation
  8. clutch initiations
  9. clutch one's pearls
  10. clutch pedal
  11. clutch pedals

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