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Automotive

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

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body sealer

Automotive; Automobile

A tar-like substance which is used to seal body joints.

acrylic

Automotive; Automobile

A term relating to a type of paint made by polymerizing acrylonitrile.

berline

Automotive; Automobile

A term used during World War I which describes a closed luxury vehicle with small windows. The passengers were able to see out; but their privacy was maintained because it was ...

A-2 tire

Automotive; Automobile

A term used for tire sizes 16.00 and larger in nominal cross section. Also called "earthmover" or "off-the-road" tires.

after top dead center (ATDC)

Automotive; Automobile

A term used in timing the relation of the spark and the crankshaft. The position of the piston as it starts its way down.

brake test

Automotive; Automobile

A testing procedure which determines the efficiency of a vehicle's brakes in order to pass safety tests.

air charge temperature sensor (ACTS)

Automotive; Automobile

A thermistor sensor that inputs the temperature of the incoming air stream in the air filter or intake manifold to the computer. It can be located in the intake manifold (EFI ...