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flexplate

flexplate noun: a disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup.

Noun

flexplate (plural flexplates)

  1. A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup.

Forms of flexplate

pluralflexplates
alternative formflex plate

Origin of flexplate

From flex + plate.

Questions about flexplate

What does flexplate mean?
Flexplate means a disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup.
What part of speech is flexplate?
Flexplate is a noun.
What is the plural of flexplate?
The plural of flexplate is flexplates.

Words near flexplate in the dictionary

  1. flexor digitorum superficialis
  2. flexorplasties
  3. flexorplasty
  4. flexors
  5. flexplace
  6. flexplate
  7. flexplates
  8. flextension
  9. flextensional
  10. flextensions
  11. flextime

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