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manual transmission

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: manuelt gear — type of transmission
  • Finnish: manuaalivaihteisto — type of transmission
  • French: boite de vitesses manuelle — type of transmission
  • German: Handschaltung — type of transmission
  • German: manuelles Getriebe — type of transmission
  • German: Schaltgetriebe — type of transmission
  • German: herkömliches Getriebe — type of transmission
  • Macedonian: рачен менувач (račen menuvač) — type of transmission
  • Polish: ręczna skrzynia biegów — type of transmission
  • Romanian: cutie de viteze manuală — type of transmission
  • Serbo-Croatian: ручни мењач — type of transmission
  • Serbo-Croatian: ručni menjač — type of transmission
  • Spanish: transmisión manual — type of transmission
  • Spanish: caja manual — type of transmission
  • Spanish: transmisión mecánica — type of transmission
  • Swedish: manuell växellåda — type of transmission
  • Vietnamese: số sàn — type of transmission