transmission vs four-wheel drive

four-wheel drive vs transmission

transmission and four-wheel drive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transmission	Yes	No	No	No
four-wheel drive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, four-wheel drive is a hyponym of transmission; that is, four-wheel drive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transmission:

transmission: the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
four-wheel drive: a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle

Other hyponyms of transmission include automatic drive, automatic transmission, 4WD, hydraulic transmission, hydraulic transmission system, standard transmission, stick shift.

transmission (noun)	four-wheel drive (noun)
the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted	a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle
the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle	a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
communication by means of transmitted signals
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance

Difference between transmission and four-wheel drive

Words related to "four-wheel drive"

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