gearbox

English

Alternative forms

  • gear box
  • gear-box

Etymology

From gear +‎ box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gearbox (plural gearboxes)

  1. An enclosed gear train.
  2. That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
    Holonym: transmission (metonymically synonymous)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Persian: گیربکس (girboks)

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