synchromesh

American  

[sing-kruh-mesh] / ˈsɪŋ krəˌmɛʃ /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a synchronized shifting mechanism.

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noun

1. a synchronized shifting mechanism.

2. any of the gears of such a mechanism.

synchromesh British  

/ ˈsɪŋkrəʊˌmɛʃ /

adjective

1. (of a gearbox, etc) having a system of clutches that synchronizes the speeds of the driving and driven members before engagement to avoid shock in gear changing and to reduce noise and wear

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noun

1. a gear system having these features

Etymology

Origin of synchromesh

First recorded in 1925–30; synchro- + mesh

Example Sentences

A cessation of hostilities has been declared between Casablancas’s gnarlier meanderings in his side-gig, the Voidz, and the effortless, five-way synchromesh of peak Strokes.

From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2020

She shifts through patterns of intricately sliding rhythms with synchromesh precision, embellishing phrases with improvised dipsy doodles that make each song uniquely Warwick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Griffey has a more modern cool of the stylish synchromesh variety that Michael Jordan brought to hoops.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Big Red Machine may not have quite the synchromesh of recent lustrous seasons.

From Time Magazine Archive