"locking differential" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: locking differentials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} locking differential (plural locking differentials)
  1. (automotive) A kind of automotive differential that provides increased traction by restricting each of the two wheels on an axle to the same rotational speed without regard to available traction or differences in resistance seen at each wheel. Wikipedia link: locking differential Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: differential lock, diff lock [informal], locking diff [informal] Hyponyms: unlocked differential, locked differential, lunchbox locker, Aussie locker Coordinate_terms: limited-slip differential, open differential Translations (rod that transmits power or motion): sperdifferentieel [neuter] (Dutch), tasauspyörästön lukko (Finnish), Sperrdifferential [neuter] (German), differensialsperre [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)

Inflected forms

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