flexplate

Etymology

From flex + plate.

flexplate means A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 93 out of 100.

noun

A disk that connects the output from an engine to the input of a torque converter in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, taking the place of the flywheel found in a conventional manual transmission setup.