manual transmission
Definition of manual transmission
: a system for changing gears that has to be operated by the driver I can't drive her car because it has a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission.
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Word by Word Definitions
: of, relating to, or involving the hands
: worked or done by hand and not by machine
: requiring or using physical skill and energy
: a book that is conveniently handled
: handbook
: the prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon or other military item during a drill or ceremony
: an act, process, or instance of transmitting
: the passage of radio waves in the space between transmitting and receiving stations
: the act or process of transmitting by radio or television
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