Meanings
plural manual transmissions
- automotiveA multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).
Synonyms: stickshift, standard transmission
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA multi-speed vehicle transmission, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars, or a hand lever for motorcycles).
Translations
Danish manuelt gear
- manuelt geartype of transmission
Finnish manuaalivaihteisto
- manuaalivaihteistotype of transmission
French boite de vitesses manuelle
- boite de vitesses manuelletype of transmission
German Handschaltung, manuelles Getriebe
- Handschaltungtype of transmission
- manuelles Getriebetype of transmission
- Schaltgetriebetype of transmission
- herkömliches Getriebetype of transmission
Polish ręczna skrzynia biegów
- ręczna skrzynia biegówtype of transmission
Romanian cutie de viteze manuală
- cutie de viteze manualătype of transmission
Spanish transmisión manual, caja manual
- transmisión manualtype of transmission
- caja manualtype of transmission
- transmisión mecánicatype of transmission
Swedish manuell växellåda
- manuell växellådatype of transmission
Vietnamese số sàn
- số sàntype of transmission
Cite this entry
manual transmission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manual%20transmission
“manual transmission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manual%20transmission. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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