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synchromesh Mech.|ˈsɪŋkrəʊmɛʃ|
Also syncro-.
[f. synchronized mesh.]
a. A mechanism that facilitates gear-changing in a motor vehicle by automatically causing gearwheels to rotate in synchronism before they engage. Freq. attrib.
1929Amer. Motorist Oct. 35/2 (Advt.), Syncro-mesh silent shift transmission. 1931Automotive Industries 24 Oct. 644/1 Constant-mesh gears made synchro-mesh transmissions and free wheeling feasible. 1932Oxford Times 23 Sept. 22/3 Free-wheeling and syncro-mesh gears have for some time been almost universal on cars built in the United States. 1933Motor 10 Oct. 525/3 The Citroën Co. was also early in the field with synchromesh. 1950Engineering 22 Sept. 255/3 Synchromesh engagement is provided for second, third and top gears. 1962Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 129/2 These two cars had no synchromesh on first gear. 1976P. R. White Planning for Public Transport iii. 59 A synchromesh or semi-automatic transmission is quite adequate, as steady running replaces the frequent stopping and starting of urban operation.
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1966Listener 11 Aug. 204/2 They are vision, sound, decor, lighting, and a sense of style. When all these are in synchromesh, as in a well designed gearbox, the show may be a success. 1977Guardian 5 May 14/2 Somewhere, somewhere, waits the perfect partner, the soul-mate, the sexual syncromesh. 1982Church Times 23 Apr. 7/3 The Flowers and Fruits of the Bible..is a lovely book, if slightly out of syncromesh. |