synchromeshn.
/ˈsɪŋkrəʊmɛʃ/ Mechanics.
1. A mechanism that facilitates gear-changing in a motor vehicle by automatically causing gearwheels to rotate in synchronism before they engage. Frequently attributive.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > transmission > synchronization of gear-wheels before engaging
synchromesh1929
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > cog or gear > which allows change of speed or direction > parts of
reversing lever1822
reverse lever1839
change-speed1881
reverse1882
Johnson bar1884
gate1906
synchromesh1929
hot shift1971
preselector1979
1929 Amer. Motorist Oct. 35/2 (advt.) Syncro-mesh silent shift transmission.
1931 Automotive Industries 24 Oct. 644/1 Constant-mesh gears made synchro-mesh transmissions and free wheeling feasible.
1932 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 10/7 Easy-change or syncromesh gear-box, which enables the lever to be pushed from notch to notch silently, with just a momentary pause in ‘neutral’.
1933 Motor 10 Oct. 525/3 The Citroën Co. was also early in the field with synchromesh.
1950 Engineering 22 Sept. 255/3 Synchromesh engagement is provided for second, third and top gears.
1962 Which? Car Suppl. Oct. 129/2 These two cars had no synchromesh on first gear.
1976 P. 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.
2. figurative.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun]
accordmentc1330
accorda1398
consonancya1398
unitya1398
accordancea1400
commoningc1400
convenience1413
correspondence1413
answeringc1425
conformityc1430
consonance1430
congruity1447
concordancec1450
consonantc1475
agreement1495
monochordc1500
conveniencya1513
agreeance1525
agreeableness1531
concinnity1531
congruence1533
harmony?1533
concent1563
tunableness1569
agreeing1575
answerableness1577
concert1578
consent1578
sympathy1578
concord1579
symphonia1579
correspondency1589
atone1595
coherence1597
respondence1598
symphony1598
sortance1600
coherency1603
respondency1603
symbolizing1605
coaptation1614
compositiona1616
sympathizing1632
comportance1648
compliance1649
syntax1649
concinneness1655
symmetry1655
homology1656
consistency1659
consentaneousness1660
consistence1670
comportment1675
harmoniousness1679
symbolism1722
congruousness1727
accordancy1790
sameness1790
consentaneity1798
consilience1840
chime1847
consensus1854
solidarity1874
synchromesh1966
concordancing1976
the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > lover who adjusts behaviour to please
synchromesh1966
1966 Listener 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.
1977 Guardian 5 May 14/2 Somewhere, somewhere, waits the perfect partner, the soul-mate, the sexual syncromesh.
1982 Church Times 23 Apr. 7/3 The Flowers and Fruits of the Bible..is a lovely book, if slightly out of syncromesh.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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