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Automotive

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

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compression stroke

Automotive; Motorcycles

Movement of piston from bdc (bottom dead centre) to tdc (top dead centre) with valves closed, compressing air-fuel mixture for more violent combustion.

rim strip

Automotive; Motorcycles

A rubber strip installed around centre of a wire wheel rim to protect inner tube from being punctured by spokes.

concentric

Automotive; Motorcycles

When two or more circular parts have same centre line.

ring and pinion contact pattern

Automotive; Motorcycles

Area of contact between teeth of ring gear and teeth of pinion gear. Checked with red lead.

condenser (capacitor)

Automotive; Motorcycles

Two metal sheets separated by an insulator used to store an electrical charge.

ring gear

Automotive; Motorcycles

A large gear in shaft drive housing. It is driven by pinion gear.

conical hub

Automotive; Motorcycles

A wheel hub (wire wheel) with spoke holes on brake side of wheel at a greater distance from centre of hub than spoke holes on opposite side of hub.