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20 answers for: Alter the speed of a driving mechanism (6,4)
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CHANGEGEARAlter the speed of a driving mechanism (6,4)
TAPPETA lever providing a certain motion between a driving mechanism and a valve (6)
PROPELLERAppropriate length in a driving mechanism (9)
GEARLEVERSSticks for changing the speed of a car (4,6)
BALANCEA pair of scales held by a statue of justice or used as a symbol of Libra; a device for regulating the speed of a clock or watch; or, equilibrium (7)
MACHRatio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound(4)
SNAILSPACEGround speed of a slowmoving shell (6,4)
ACCESSTIMERetrieval speed of a computer
ERNSTMACHAustrian physicist and philosopher (1838-1916) whose eponymous number represents the speed of a moving object relative to the speed of sound (5,4)
BRAKEUse of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5)
SHOOTINGUse of a gun can reduce the speed of a sporting vehicle (8,5)
MEGAFLOPA unit for measuring the speed of a computer system; or an informal term for a great failure (8)
OVERRATEExaggerate the speed of a game of cricket? (8)
TITRATEIn the laboratory measure the speed of a small bird?
ESCAPADEFor the adventurous - the speed of a current (8)
MPHMeasurement of the speed of a tennis serve
TEMPOThe speed of a piece of music (5)
GEARWhat is a toothed wheel that works with others to regulate the speed of a machine? (4)
ACCELERATORA foot pedal that controls the speed of a vehicle's engine (11)
PACEThe speed of a game, with respect to its action*