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Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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fuel tank

Automotive; Motorcycles

A reservoir used to store fuel for delivery to engine.

viscosity

Automotive; Motorcycles

The resistance that oil offers to flow when it is subjected to stress (thickness or weight).

full-wave rectifier

Automotive; Motorcycles

A rectifier that converts ac to dc by inverting negative portion of ac sine wave.

voltage

Automotive; Motorcycles

Force causing electron flow in conductor.

fuse

Automotive; Motorcycles

A device used to protect electrical circuits from overloading. A link in fuse melts and opens circuit if current is above normal rating.

voltmeter

Automotive; Motorcycles

An instrument that measures electrical pressure (emf, voltage) in electrical circuits.

cylinder block

Automotive; Motorcycles

Casting attached to crankcase which contains cylinder bore, cooling fins or water jacket, and provides a means of mounting cylinder head.