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

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conversion coating

Automotive; Automobile

A coating of some metal which uses the same kind of metal in the coating compound and improves paint adhesion and corrosion resistance.

deposit

Automotive; Automobile

A coating of unwanted mineral or layer of sediment at the bottom of a tank. (2) To apply a coating of something (often metal by electrolysis).

coupling sleeve

Automotive; Automobile

A collar or sleeve which is moved along the main shaft of a transmission by a selector fork engaging in a groove on its center and having dog clutches at either end.

distance piece

Automotive; Automobile

A collar or spacer which is placed between two parts to keep them the correct distance apart.

cubes

Automotive; Automobile

A colloquial term for cubic inches, or cubic inch displacement of an engine.

dynastart

Automotive; Automobile

A combined generator and starter used on some cars in the 1920s and '30s, and more recently on two-stroke motorcycles.

dynastarter

Automotive; Automobile

A combined generator and starter used on some cars in the 1920s and '30s, and more recently on two-stroke motorcycles.