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Traction transmission. Auto parts, vehicle transmission, mechanics, mechanical engineering, mechanical transmission, car parts. Diagram of a car with front-wheel drive showing labeled components including the transverse engine, transmission, torque converter, drive shaft, differential, constant-velocity joints, gas pedal, shift lever, and electronic control unit. Labeled diagram of a car showing major parts including the engine, battery, transmission, axle, catalytic converter, muffler, exhaust pipe, brake, shock absorber, and fuel tank. Labeled diagram of a torque converter for an automatic transmission, showing internal parts like the impeller, turbine, stator, and fluid flow, with arrows indicating how engine power is transferred to the transmission input shaft using automatic transmission fluid.

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Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - Creative Design of Transmission Device for Workpiece Transfer in Production Line. Oct 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Michigan Tech - High-frequency-based transmission line percentage differential protection with traveling wave alignment (PDF). Dec 13, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Ferranti Effect in Transmission Line. Nov 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Open Oregon Pressbooks - Electrical Circuit Analysis 1 - Power Generation, Transmission, and Use. Dec 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Transmission. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Physics LibreTexts - Transmission. Jan 26, 2023
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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