WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
contin′uously var′iable transmis′sion, [Auto., Mach.]
- Automotivea transmission, typically using rubber belts and pulleys, in which the ratio of the rotational speeds of two shafts, as the drive shaft and driven shaft of a vehicle, can be varied continuously within a given range, providing an infinite number of possible ratios. Abbr.: CVT
'continuously variable transmission' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):