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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An automotive gear-shifting system in which the gears are synchronized at the same speeds before engaging to effect a smooth shift.
  • noun A gear in such a system.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun System of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make gear changing easier and smoother.
  • noun by extension A device which functions like a synchronized transmission.
  • adjective Having the quality or smoothly exchanging interlocking forces.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly

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  • This engine also features a six speed manual transmission to take advantage of its torque potential and features triple cone synchromesh for smoother shifting. i-AWD (intelligent - All Wheel Drive)

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  • The car also introduced Indian drivers to the virtues of electronic ignition and synchromesh, floor shift gears that took out a lot of the pain and the agony of negotiating India's pot-holed roads.

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  • "If I go through the gears quickly it feels like synchromesh but if I let it rev out I'll have to try matching the revs and double clutch to try getting it into gear."

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  • It features an 8F/8R Synchro-shuttle with full synchromesh transmission, dual dry with cerametallic lining clutch, independent PTO and comes standard with hydraulic position and draft controls.

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