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Automotive

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

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abhesive

Automotive; Automobile

A substance which prevents two materials sticking together, e.g., teflon on frying pans.

abradant

Automotive; Automobile

A substance, usually in powdered form, used for grinding. See abrasive.

blow-out

Automotive; Automobile

A sudden rupturing of tire body, causing complete loss of air pressure which flattens the tire.

adjustable part throttle (APT)

Automotive; Automobile

A supplementary circuit on some carburetors that can be adjusted to control part-throttle mixtures more accurately than a fixed orifice. The APT detours around the main jet, going ...

brace

Automotive; Automobile

A support beam to give reinforcement between two objects.

bracket

Automotive; Automobile

A support device which is often a right-angled shape.

abamurus

Automotive; Automobile

A supporting wall or buttress, built to add strength to another wall.