continuously variable transmission

English

Noun

continuously variable transmission (plural continuously variable transmissions)

(automotive) Any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.

Synonyms

(abbreviation): CVT

Translations

form of transmission

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無段自動變速器／无段自动变速器 (wúduàn zìdòng biànsùqì), 無級變速器／无级变速器 (wújí biànsùqì)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: continu variabele transmissie f
Finnish: portaaton automaattivaihteisto
French: boite de vitesses à variation continue
Romanian: transmisie variabilă continuă f, cutie de viteze cu variație continuă f
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

automatic transmission, automatic, auto, A/T, AT
manual transmission, manual, stick, stick shift, M/T, MT
semi-automatic transmission, semi-automatic, semi-auto
semi-manual transmission, semi-manual
dual clutch transmission, DCT
multi-clutch transmission, MCT
torque converter
gearbox

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