Automotive

Automotive

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

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carbon

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The hard or soft, black deposits found in the combustion chamber, on the plugs, under the rings, on and under the valve heads, etc. Although it is not a metal, it is a good ...

casing

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The outside shell of something such as the shell of an alternator or starter motor. (2) The tire casing.

changeover

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The refitting of equipment to either neutralize the effects of the just completed production or to prepare equipment for production of the next scheduled item, or both. (2) ...

chug

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The short explosive sound of an engine going steadily and rather slowly. (2) To make the sound of chug. (3) To drive slowly and steadily.

contact

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The touching of two or more parts. (2) The parts that actually touch each other when making electrical connection whether permanently or intermittently.

burning

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The violent combination of oxygen with any substance to produce heat. (2) The action of consuming something to produce heat, i.e., combustion. (3) The action of erosion or ...