Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In motor-vehicles, the arrangement or device for transmitting the power from the engine or motor to the driving-wheels: sometimes applied specifically to the gears for changing spaed. See
transmission , 4.
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The point will be illustrated by example: A describes and illustrates an automobile having an internal-combustion motor and a friction-clutch in the motor transmission-gear.
The Classification of Patents United States Patent Office
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If the nickel content of this steel is eliminated, and the percentage of chromium raised slightly, an ideal transmission-gear material is obtained.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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