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OVERDRIVE GEARING [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
DEF

... a mechanism interposed between the transmission and propeller shaft to permit the propeller shaft to turn faster [than]... the transmission main shaft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
DEF

(...) combinaison d'engrenages de certains changements de vitesse permettant à la transmission de tourner plus vite que le moteur; c'est l'inverse d'une démultiplication.

Spanish

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