Automotive

Automotive

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

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B & S gage

Automotive; Automobile

Abbreviation for "Brown and Sharpe." A standard measure of wire diameter.

body putty

Automotive; Automobile

A malleable material designed to smooth on dented body areas, upon hardening, the putty is dressed down and the area painted. Also called "bondo."

acceptable quality level (AQL)

Automotive; Automobile

A manufactured good that may not be perfect but does reach a level of shape, size, and performance, etc. that will make it work and last as long as the manufacturer expects.

ablative polymer

Automotive; Automobile

A material which degrades controlably in an aggressive environment, especially on re-entry space-craft. Extreme temperatures are reached on heat shield, so it is protected with ...

absorptance

Automotive; Automobile

A measure of the ability of a body to absorb radiation; the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by the body to that incident on the body.

brake horsepower (bhp)

Automotive; Automobile

A measurement of the actual usable power (not calculated power) measured at the output shaft (usually the crankshaft) rather than at the driveshaft or the wheels. Thus none of the ...