German word

Getriebe

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈtriːbə/

Meaning

  • neuter nountransmission

Example

Das Getriebe im Auto ist defekt.

The transmission in the car is defective.

Illustration for Getriebe (transmission)

More examples

Das automatische Getriebe schaltet weich.

The automatic transmission shifts smoothly.

Core concept

An enclosed arrangement of gears and shafts that reshapes rotary motion before it reaches the driven machine.

Common phrases

  • ein manuelles Getriebe

    a manual transmission

  • ein automatisches Getriebe

    an automatic transmission

  • das Getriebe synchronisieren

    synchronize the transmission

Similar words

Automatikgetriebe: A transmission that changes gears automatically as driving speed and load vary.
Schaltgetriebe: A transmission whose gears are selected manually by the driver.
Gang: A selected gear position that sets a car's speed and pulling power.
Kupplung: A device that connects or disconnects engine power from the transmission.

Definition in German

Getriebe ist ein mechanisches System aus Zahnrädern und Wellen, das Drehmoment und Drehzahl zwischen Antrieb und Abtrieb verändert.

Word origin

Getriebe is formed from the older German noun getribe, related to treiben, 'to drive', and it came to denote an apparatus that drives or transmits motion.

Usage tips

  • The plural of Getriebe is also Getriebe, so context or an article distinguishes singular from plural.

Other meanings

  • gearboxnoun
  • gear mechanismnoun

Related words

  • Getriebesteuerungtransmission controlnoun
  • Getriebereparaturtransmission repairnoun

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