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flexplate

noun

Etymology

From flex + plate.

  1. derived from πλατύς
  2. derived from *plattus✻
  3. derived from plata
  4. derived from plate
  5. inherited from plate
  6. compounded as flexplate — “flex + plate”

Definitions

  1. A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a…

    A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA