preselector

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various radio switching or filtering devices.
  2. A manual gearbox designed so that the manual shift lever preselects the next gear to be used and a separate pedal is used to engage it, without needing to work a manual clutch.

Word forms

preselector preselectors

Etymology

From pre- + selector.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.