Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

final drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: fi-nal -drive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final gear train between the transmission and the ground. In automotive and heavy equipment, this is the differential gear and axle assembly that turns the wheels or track sprockets.

Example Sentences

"Final drive is by reduction gears on the jackshaft, and through flycranks and rods to the wheels."
"A universal joint shaft takes the drive to the final drive unit mounted centrally on one of the axles."

Inflected Forms

final drives (plural)

Questions

What does final drive mean?: The final gear train between the transmission and the ground. In automotive and heavy equipment, this is the differential gear and axle assembly that turns the wheels or track sprockets.

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