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Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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base circle
Automotive; Automobile
As applied to the camshaft the lowest spot on the cam, the area of the cam directly opposite the lobe or nose. No lift is produced by the base circle. Also called cam heel.
before bottom dead center (BBDC)
Automotive; Automobile
As the crankshaft rotates, it brings the piston down to a place just before it reaches bottom dead center.
before top dead center (BTDC)
Automotive; Automobile
As the crankshaft rotates, it pushes the piston up to a place just before the top of its movement.
before upper dead center (BUDC)
Automotive; Automobile
As the crankshaft rotates, it pushes the piston up to a place just before the top of its movement.
advance curve
Automotive; Automobile
As the speed of the engine increases the ignition advance also increases. On paper, a pattern is drawn as a curve to represent this relationship.
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