Overdrive - Definition and Overview
Related Words:
Burden
,
Cogwheel
,
Differential
,
Drive
,
Exhaust
,
Fag
,
Freewheel
,
Gear
,
Gearbox
,
High
,
Low
,
Neutral
Overdrive
can mean any of the following:
OverDrive
processors were
Intel
x86
CPUs
specifically designed with the upgrading of obsolescent
computers
in mind. See:
Intel 80486 OverDrive
,
Pentium OverDrive
An
overdrive transmission
in
automotive
and
mechanical engineering
is a form of
gearbox
and
transmission
with a
gear ratio
that causes the driven wheels to rotate at a higher
Rpm
than the
engine
, at a low
torque
. The advantage is a higher
MPG
ratio. An
overdrive
is sometimes also (mistakenly) called a
freewheel
.
An
overdriven
guitar amplifier.
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