(historical, US, automotive) An early mechanism that synchronized the speeds of gear wheels when changing gear in an automobile.
(historical, US, automotive) An early mechanism that synchronized the speeds of gear wheels when changing gear in an automobile.
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(automotive, American, Canadian) The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
(automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.
(figurative) a stark change, esp. between considerably differently paced things (e. g. in a narration, topics on an agenda, music).
(engineering) An overheated shaft bearing.
To change a part of something, typically a computer, while it is running.