"flexplate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flexplates [plural]
Etymology: flex + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flex|plate}} flex + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} flexplate (plural flexplates)
  1. A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup. Wikipedia link: flexplate Synonyms: flex plate
    Sense id: en-flexplate-en-noun-c~0vISwb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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