Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manual transmission

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: man-u-al -trans-mis-sion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).

Inflected Forms

manual transmissions (plural)

Phrases

continuously variable transmission semi-automatic transmission

Frequently Paired Words

continuously variable transmission semi-automatic transmission

Synonyms

stickshift standard transmission

Antonyms

automatic transmission automatic gearbox automatic

Questions

What does manual transmission mean?: A multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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