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Automotive

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

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check

Automotive; Automobile

(1) An inspection to determine if everything is functional.; (2) A slight slash or marking which may appear in a tire or upholstery.

clock

Automotive; Automobile

(1) An instrument showing the time. (2) An odometer as in the statement I want to buy this car, but it has too many miles on the clock. (3) To record the speed or time that ...

CC

Automotive; Automobile

(1) Cruise control. (2) A type of diesel engine oil introduced in 1961. (3) (cc) Cubic centimeter.

CB

Automotive; Automobile

(1) diesel engine oil introduced in 1949. (2) An acronym for Contact Breaker. (3) An acronym for Citizens' Band.

CD

Automotive; Automobile

(1) Diesel engine oil introduced in 1955. (2) See capacitive discharge. (3) (Cd) A measurement of drag coefficient.

center electrode

Automotive; Automobile

(1) Electrode which protrudes out of the insulator nose of a spark plug. (2) A center terminal.

charging efficiency

Automotive; Automobile

(1) In a vehicle's electrical charging system, its efficiency is the ratio of energy output to energy input, i.e., how well does the alternator work to supply voltage to the ...