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

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bead wires

Automotive; Automobile

Steel wires wound around the circumference and placed in the beads. Their tension prevents the beads from lifting over the rim flanges. Also called bead core.

belt webbing

Automotive; Automobile

Strong fabric material used for seat belts.

ballast tank

Automotive; Automobile

Tanks at the bottom or sides of a ship which are filled with seawater for ballasting purpose.

absolute temperature

Automotive; Automobile

Temperature measured with respect to absolute zero, i.e., the zero of the kelvin thermodynamic scale of temperature, a scale which cannot take negative values.

B & S gauge

Automotive; Automobile

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

aftermarket equipment

Automotive; Automobile

Accessories and replacement parts added to a vehicle after it has been sold.

bolt-on

Automotive; Automobile

Accessories which are easily secured to an automobile with just a few bolts rather than having to be welded in place. Usually done by the owner.