Home > Industry/Domain > Automotive

Automotive

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

14Categories 183637Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Automotive

Automotive > Automobile

battery cell

Automotive; Automobile

Individual compartments in a battery which is filled with electrolyte. Six-volt batteries have three cells, 12-volt batteries have six cells.

accessories

Automotive; Automobile

Items and packages of equipment which are beyond the standard equipment supplied in a new vehicle.

body computer module (BCM)

Automotive; Automobile

Key element of self-diagnostic system used to control vehicle functions based on monitored inputs.

adhesive weight

Automotive; Automobile

Lead wheel weights which have a sticky backing. It comes in strips and is applied to a wheel rim. Also called "tape weight."

bottled gas

Automotive; Automobile

Liquefied petroleum gas or propane gas compressed into strong metal portable tanks. The gas, when confined in the tank, under pressure, is in liquid form.

air cleaner horn

Automotive; Automobile

Many air cleaner canisters have a spout or horn extending from the edge of the canister into which the air is taken in. See heated intake.

bead movement

Automotive; Automobile

Movement of the bead on the rim caused by improper inflation, excessive loading, improper design, improper seating, or improper rim or tire size. Also called "bead rocking." See ...