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Definitions

Noun

1. 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.

Etymology

From flex + plate.

Related phrases

automatic transmissionmanual transmission

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