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torque converter

a hydraulic device for transferring and increasing torque: an essential component of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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