continuously variable transmission

English

Noun

continuously variable transmission (plural continuously variable transmissions)

1. (automotive) Any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.

Synonyms

• (abbreviation): CVT

Translations

form of transmission

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無段自動變速器／无段自动变速器 (wúduàn zìdòng biànsùqì), 無級變速器／无级变速器 (wújí biànsùqì)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: continu variabele transmissie f
• Finnish: portaaton automaattivaihteisto
• French: boite de vitesses à variation continue
• Romanian: transmisie variabilă continuă f, cutie de viteze cu variație continuă f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• automatic transmission, automatic, auto, A/T, AT
• manual transmission, manual, stick, stick shift, M/T, MT
• semi-automatic transmission, semi-automatic, semi-auto
• semi-manual transmission, semi-manual
• dual clutch transmission, DCT
• multi-clutch transmission, MCT
• torque converter
• gearbox