kick-down
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of kickdown.
Example Sentences
- "In general upward changes are bumpy; downward changes, including kick-downs, are O.K."
- "Add this up and you will stick to the freeways where even the automatic is fine. Not the most modern system around, it takes its time about kick-downs and shows."
- "This is especially useful for release element slip control on upshifts and release element hold-speed control on kick-downs; this logic is still used for those functions."