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Automotive

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

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buy at end-of term interest rate

Automotive; Automobile

The effective net interest rate for the lease if, at the end of the lease, the car is purchased at the end-of-lease purchase price.

catalytic efficiency

Automotive; Automobile

The effectiveness of a catalyst in purifying exhaust gases.

cloth upholstery

Automotive; Automobile

The fabric of the seats made of cloth rather than leather or vinyl.

British Standard Fine (BSF)

Automotive; Automobile

The fine screw thread used on most British vehicles before metrication. The coarse thread was British Standard Whitworth.

closing force

Automotive; Automobile

The force needed for the spring to close a valve.

collision bulkhead

Automotive; Automobile

The foremost main transverse watertight bulkhead designed to keep water out of the forward hold in case of bow collision damage.

forepeak bulkhead

Automotive; Automobile

The foremost main transverse watertight bulkhead designed to keep water out of the forward hold in case of bow collision damage.