Automotive

Automotive

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

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battery post

Automotive; Automobile

The terminal on a battery to which the cable is attached. Older automobile batteries used a round post which stood up from the top of the battery. To avoid confusion, the positive ...

absolute potential

Automotive; Automobile

The theoretical true potential difference between an electrode and a solution of its ions, measured against a hypothetical reference electrode, having an absolute potential of ...

Ackermann angle

Automotive; Automobile

The toe-out or toe-in of a vehicle with Ackermann steering when the wheels are positioned straight ahead.

battery cover

Automotive; Automobile

The top of the battery case. It has several holes (covered with caps) for access to the battery cells.

brake failure

Automotive; Automobile

The total inability of the brakes to function. May be caused by worn out pads or shoes, broken hydraulic lines, broken cable or other linkage, non-functioning master cylinder, low ...

Bakelite

Automotive; Automobile

The trademark for a synthetic thermosetting plastic resin used in electrical parts because it is a good insulator. The name comes from its inventor, L. H. Baekeland, 1863-1944.