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Clutch is a sports term that refers to the phenomenon where athletes excel under pressure, commonly known as "in the clutch". These moments typically occur later in ...
See the following practical example: User A: Here's a source that claims X. [source that claims the opposite of X] User B: That source claims the exact opposite, see "[proof]" which is in the third paragraph of the source. User A: No, read the second paragraph, where they describe all the evidence for X. That quote doesn't even exist in the ...
Another example of clutch usage is in electric drills. [2] The clutch's input shaft is driven by a motor and the output shaft is connected to the drill bit (via several intermediate components). The clutch allows the drill bit to either spin at the same speed as the motor (clutch engaged), spin at a lower speed than the motor (clutch slipping ...
An early example of a semi-automatic motorcycle transmission was the use of an automatic centrifugal clutch in the early 1960s by the Czechoslovakian manufacturer Jawa Moto. [83] Their design was used without permission in the 1965 Honda Cub 50 , which resulted in Jawa suing Honda for patent infringement and Honda agreeing to pay royalties for ...
Marketing term for clutch-type limited-slip differentials on vehicles sold by General Motors' Chevrolet division; now commonly used to refer to any limited-slip differential, regardless of automaker or type. [182] Post-it: Sticky note: 3M: Often used by consumers as if it were generic in the UK, U.S. and Canada, but still a legally recognized ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...
Non-loanwords Proto-Indo-European — Proto-Germanic — Anglo-Saxon; How words have been loaned from various languages to (many) other languages: Australian Aboriginal — African — Afrikaans — Algonquian — Arabic — Bengali — Chinese — Czech — Dutch — Etruscan — French — German — Greek — Hawaiian — Hebrew — Hindi — Hungarian — Irish — Italian — Japanese ...
Clutch (handbag), a purse designed to be carried (clutched) in one's hand; Clutch (pin fastener), also known as a butterfly clutch or dammit, a device used to secure pins; Clutch , a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe; Clutch, a Canadian crime/thriller web series created by Jonathan Robbins; Mr. Clutch, a nickname