Meaning of gear knob | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“The TR4/4A had a round black plastic gear knob with the gate pattern cut⟳ in white, whereas standard fit for the TR5/250 was a somewhat pear-shaped item.”

“Operation of a manual transmission in a passenger car takes place⟳ by means of interaction between the operator's hand and the user-interface of the transmission, i.e. the gear knob. Moving the gear knob is done by muscle power, applied through the skeletal system and the contact⟳ area between the hand and the gear knob.”

“Polished aluminium detailing added extra interest⟳, and included a custom-made illuminated gear knob; a bit over the top, perhaps, but fun to do!”

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