Continuously-variable-transmission
noun, Automotive, Machinery.
1.
a transmission, typically using rubber belts and pulleys, in which the ratio of the rotational speeds of two shafts, as the drive shaft and driven shaft of a vehicle, can be varied continuously within a given range, providing an infinite number of possible ratios.
Abbreviation: CVT.
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