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Auto engine

Of or relating to the engine that propels an automobile.

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Auto engine

Van Doorne’s Transmissie

Automotive; Auto engine

A company that is best known for its continuously variable transmission, a concept that has become increasingly more sophisticated and popular over the years.

pushbelt

Automotive; Auto engine

Variator that consists of two pulleys, each built up of two conical, adjustable sheaves, enabling the transmission of very high loads.

transmission size

Automotive; Auto engine

The capacity of an automotive assembly of gears and associated parts by which power is transmitted from the engine to a driving axle.

ratio coverage

Automotive; Auto engine

The ratio of the rotational speeds of the first and final gears in a train of gears or of any two meshing gears.

power density

Automotive; Auto engine

The amount of power per unit area in a radiated microwave or other electromagnetic field, usually expressed in units of watts per square centimeter.

transmittable power

Automotive; Auto engine

The movement of energy from its place of generation to a location where it is applied to performing useful work.

continuously variable transmission

Automotive; Auto engine

A gear system that can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum values.

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