Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

column shifter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: colum-n shifter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shift lever used to change gears, mounted on the steering column; it is most often for an automatic transmission (e.g., P R N D 2 1) but may sometimes be for a manual transmission, such as a three-on-the-tree (e.g., R‑N‑1‑2‑3).

Inflected Forms

column shifters (plural)

Phrases

four-on-the-floor semi-automatic transmission

Frequently Paired Words

four-on-the-floor semi-automatic transmission floor shifter stickshift paddle shifter

Questions

What does column shifter mean?: A shift lever used to change gears, mounted on the steering column; it is most often for an automatic transmission (e.g., P R N D 2 1) but may sometimes be for a manual transmission, such as a three-on-the-tree (e.g., R‑N‑1‑2‑3).

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