(of a gearbox, etc) having a system of clutches that synchronizes the speeds of the driving and driven members before engagement to avoid shock in gear changing and to reduce noise and wear
noun
2.
a gear system having these features
Word origin
C20: shortened from synchronized mesh
synchromesh in American English
(ˈsɪŋkrəˌmɛʃ; ˈsɪnkrəˌmɛʃ)
adjective
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
Word origin
synchro- + mesh
Examples of 'synchromesh' in a sentence
synchromesh
Then the traffic cleared its throat, the gears of the day ground through the synchromesh and the monoxide gargle began again.