a device in a transmission system that automatically brings the gears to be meshed to about the same speed of rotation before a shift occurs
Origin of synchromesh
synchro- + meshsynchromesh
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synchromesh
noun
- An automotive gear-shifting system in which the gears are synchronized at the same speeds before engaging to effect a smooth shift.
- A gear in such a system.
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Noun
(plural synchromeshes)
- System of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother.
- (by extension) A device which functions like a synchronized transmission.
Adjective
(not comparable)
- Having the quality or smoothly exchanging interlocking forces.
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