Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-t -drive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanism where the force or torque from a prime mover is transmitted directly to the effector device (such as the drive wheels of a vehicle) without any intermediate couplings such as a gear train or a belt.

Inflected Forms

direct drives (plural)

Questions

What does direct drive mean?: A mechanism where the force or torque from a prime mover is transmitted directly to the effector device (such as the drive wheels of a vehicle) without any intermediate couplings such as a gear train or a belt.

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