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synchromesh definition

syn·chro·mesh (siŋ′krə mes̸h′, sin′-)

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

Etymology: synchro- + mesh

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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