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preselective

preselective adjective: relating to preselection.

Adjective

preselective (not comparable)

  1. Relating to preselection
  2. That can select in advance.
    • The drive from the engine is taken through a fluid flywheel and universally jointed shaft to the counter-shaft and thence to a five-speed preselective type epicyclic gearbox by another shaft.1950 July, “Diesel Train Services for G.N.R.(I.)”, in Railway Magazine, page 490

Origin of preselective

From pre- + selective.

Questions about preselective

What does preselective mean?
Preselective means relating to preselection.
What part of speech is preselective?
Preselective is an adjective.

Words near preselective in the dictionary

  1. preselected
  2. preselecting
  3. preselection
  4. preselectional
  5. preselections
  6. preselective
  7. preselector
  8. preselectors
  9. preselects
  10. presell
  11. presellar

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