automatic transmission
English
Noun
automatic transmission (plural automatic transmissions)
- (automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.
- Antonyms: manual transmission, standard transmission, stickshift
Translations
a mechanical transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to speed and/or load
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See also
- semi-automatic transmission
- continuously variable transmission