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Automotive

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

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breaker

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A person who dismantles a vehicle for parts. Also called a dismantler. (2) A cushioning layer between the belt layers and the tread in radial tires. (3) A device for removing ...

butt joint

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A piston ring gap in which the two ends of the ring are squared off. (2) A weld where the two panels are not overlapped but fit against each other end to end.

car wash

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A place where you can get your car cleaned. Some are automatic (you drive through and large brushes clean the car) while others provide a bay with spray wands and brushes for ...

chamber

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A pressure chamber used to vulcanize pre-cured tread stock to the buffed casing. (2) A compartment which is basically empty or hollow.

cladding

Automotive; Automobile

(1) a process of covering one material with another and gluing them together under high pressure and temperature. (2) The outer body panels which are attached to the vehicle's ...

casting

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A process technology that delivers a liquid molten metal into a purpose-built mold. After cooling, the solid metal surface has the shape of the mold cavity. (2) Pouring metal ...

cap

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A protective round cover which is secured to something. (2) The base of a light bulb which fits into a socket. (3) Cleaner air package system of reducing the amount of ...