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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
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battery post
Automotive; Automobile
The terminal on a battery to which the cable is attached. Older automobile batteries used a round post which stood up from the top of the battery. To avoid confusion, the positive post has a larger ...
absolute potential
Automotive; Automobile
The theoretical true potential difference between an electrode and a solution of its ions, measured against a hypothetical reference electrode, having an absolute potential of zero, with reference to ...
Ackermann angle
Automotive; Automobile
The toe-out or toe-in of a vehicle with Ackermann steering when the wheels are positioned straight ahead.
battery cover
Automotive; Automobile
The top of the battery case. It has several holes (covered with caps) for access to the battery cells.
brake failure
Automotive; Automobile
The total inability of the brakes to function. May be caused by worn out pads or shoes, broken hydraulic lines, broken cable or other linkage, non-functioning master cylinder, low or empty brake ...
Bakelite
Automotive; Automobile
The trademark for a synthetic thermosetting plastic resin used in electrical parts because it is a good insulator. The name comes from its inventor, L. H. Baekeland, 1863-1944.
