Torque converter elements. A fluid coupling is a two element drive that is incapable of multiplying torque, while a torque converter has at least one extra elementâthe statorâwhich alters the drive's characteristics during periods of high slippage, producing an increase in output torque.
Noun. 1. sternocleidomastoid muscle-one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head.
Several muscles, including the scalenes and sternocleido-. mastoid muscles of the neck and the pectoralis minor of the chest, raise the ribs. even more than occurs during quiet inspiration. Additionally, the back extends as. the thoracic curvature is straightened by the erector spinae muscles.