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continuously variable transmission

continuously variable transmission noun: any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.

Noun

continuously variable transmission (plural continuously variable transmissions)

  1. Any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.
    Synonyms:
    CVT

Synonyms of continuously variable transmission

Forms of continuously variable transmission

pluralcontinuously variable transmissions

Questions about continuously variable transmission

What does continuously variable transmission mean?
Continuously variable transmission means any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.
What part of speech is continuously variable transmission?
Continuously variable transmission is a noun.
What is the plural of continuously variable transmission?
The plural of continuously variable transmission is continuously variable transmissions.

Words near continuously variable transmission in the dictionary

  1. continuous-braked
  2. continuousity
  3. continuously
  4. continuously habitable zone
  5. continuously habitable zones
  6. continuously variable transmission
  7. continuously variable transmissions
  8. continuousness
  9. continuum
  10. continuum hypothesis
  11. continuum mechanics

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