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Upshift vs X - What's the difference?

upshift | x |

As a noun upshift

is (automotive) a shift to a higher gear.

As a verb upshift

is (automotive) to shift to a higher gear.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

upshift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (automotive) A shift to a higher gear
  • *{{quote-book, 1999, Kurt Neuffer & Kurt Engelsdorf, chapter=Transmission Control, editor=Ronald K. Jurgen, Automotive Electronics Handbook citation
    • , passage=For example, the vehicle starts off in second gear or an upshift takes place at lower engine speeds. }}
  • (science, engineering) A shift to a higher level, such as of frequency or growth

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (automotive) To shift to a higher gear
    • You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.
  • (science, engineering) To shift to a higher level, such as of frequency or growth rate
    • The frequency of the light is upshifted .

    Antonyms

    *downshift

    Derived terms

    *upshifter

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----