Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open differential

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: open d-if-fer-en-tial
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of differential gear used in automobile construction, allowing for output shafts to have different angular velocity, while equalizing torque applied to each output shaft.

Inflected Forms

open differentials (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

locked differential locking differential limited-slip differential unlocked differential lunchbox locker Aussie locker

Synonyms

OD open diff

Questions

What does open differential mean?: A type of differential gear used in automobile construction, allowing for output shafts to have different angular velocity, while equalizing torque applied to each output shaft.

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