Automobile

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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bright

Automotive; Automobile

A lustrous, shiny finish. Opposite to matt.

buffer

Automotive; Automobile

A machine used to rasp the old tread from the tire.

buffing template

Automotive; Automobile

A machined device of a specific shape used to obtain the required buffed contour.

conductor

Automotive; Automobile

A material forming a path for the flow of current, such as silver, copper, and carbon.

conductance

Automotive; Automobile

A measure of the ease with which a conductor allows electron flow. In DC circuits, conductance is the reciprocal of resistance.

cold cranking ability

Automotive; Automobile

A measurement in amps of a battery's ability to start a vehicle under cold temperatures. A higher number is better than a lower one. Basic automobile batteries begin around 400 cold-cranking amps ...

coefficient of friction

Automotive; Automobile

A measurement of the amount of friction developed between two objects or surfaces in physical contact when one of the objects is drawn across the other. If a book were placed on a table and a ...