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Shifter definition

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One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
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(dated) One who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
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(nautical) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
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(engineering) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
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(engineering, textiles) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
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(cycling) A component used by the rider to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio, usually connected to the derailleur by a mechanical actuation cable.
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A spanner with an adjustable jaw size.
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shifter
Plural:
shifters

Origin of shifter

  • shift +‎ -er

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Shifter Sentence Examples

  • Jacob Black - The shape shifter Jacob is a year younger than Bella and becomes her best friend.

  • With the clutch and brake still on, move the shifter into first gear.

  • Short Throw Shifter Barely six inches long, this shift handle designed for 5.0 Mustangs is machined from ½ thick aluminum.

  • Designs include linear phase filters, a wideband phase shifter, and chirp filters with fractional bandwidths exceeding 100% .

  • Never before has a shifter and rear derailleur been faster, lighter and more precise than the new SRAM X.0 system.

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