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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
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absorptiometer
Automotive; Automobile
An apparatus for determining the solubilities of gases in liquids or the absorption of light.
blind spot
Automotive; Automobile
An area not visible from the driver's seat. It is usually the area behind the rear quarter and not visible in the mirrors. When approaching another vehicle in a lane beside you, avoid being in its ...
actuator arm
Automotive; Automobile
An arm connecting the diaphragm to the contact breaker platform in an advance mechanism. Also called "diaphragm link."
bogie
Automotive; Automobile
An assembly of four wheels on two axles with common suspension, usually on heavy commercial vehicles, trailers, and older Ski-Doos.
acetylene regulator
Automotive; Automobile
An automatic valve used to reduce acetylene cylinder pressures to torch pressures and to keep the pressures constant.
activated carbon canister
Automotive; Automobile
An automotive filter in which activated carbon has been placed so that gas tank fuel vapors, which have accumulated when the vehicle is not running, are trapped in the filter. When the engine is ...
battery charger
Automotive; Automobile
An electric device which is plugged into an electrical outlet (e.g., 110 volt AC) and connected to the two terminals of the battery to restore the state of charge in the battery. One of leads coming ...
