self-changing

adjective

Of a gearbox / transmission that changes gear automatically to a preselected gear.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-changing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a gearbox / transmission that changes gear automatically to a preselected gear.

    The gearbox is of the self-changing compound epicyclic SE.4 type, with Sinclair fluid coupling, having a maximum torque of 750 lb./ft.

    1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 561

Origin

From self- + changing.

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APA

self-changing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-changing

MLA

“self-changing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-changing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-changing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-changing.

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