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self-changing

self-changing adjective: of a gearbox / transmission that changes gear automatically to a preselected gear.

Adjective

self-changing (not comparable)

  1. Of a gearbox / transmission that changes gear automatically to a preselected gear.
    • The gearbox is of the self-changing compound epicyclic SE.4 type, with Sinclair fluid coupling, having a maximum torque of 750 lb./ft.1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 561

Origin of self-changing

From self- + changing.

Questions about self-changing

What does self-changing mean?
Self-changing means of a gearbox / transmission that changes gear automatically to a preselected gear.
What part of speech is self-changing?
Self-changing is an adjective.

Words near self-changing in the dictionary

  1. self-certifications
  2. self-certified
  3. self-certifies
  4. self-certify
  5. self-certifying
  6. self-changing
  7. self-characterisation
  8. self-characterization
  9. self-chastisement
  10. self-check out
  11. self-check-out

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