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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.
Industry: Automotive
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pressure wave supercharger
Automotive; Automobile
A supercharger using the pressure waves created by the expanding exhaust gases to compress the inlet charge.
clutch interlock switch
Automotive; Automobile
A switch that prevents the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal/lever is pressed.
choke thermal vacuum switch (CTVS)
Automotive; Automobile
A switch used on some GM vehicle to deny vacuum to either the front or the auxiliary choke vacuum breaks. Its purpose is to slow the opening of the choke and to provide better driveability when the ...
closed crankcase ventilation
Automotive; Automobile
A system in which crankcase vapors are discharged into the engine intake system (usually through the intake manifold) and pass through the engine cylinders rather than being discharged into the ...
code
Automotive; Automobile
A system of symbols (as letters, numbers, or words) used to represent meaning of information.
chain drive
Automotive; Automobile
A system of transferring power from one shaft to another by means of sprockets and an endless chain. This is the system used on a bicycle; but it is also used on an engine to control the timing of ...
computer controlled timing (CCT)
Automotive; Automobile
A system that feeds input from various engine sensors into a computer. The computer then matches spark timing exactly to engine requirements throughout its full range of operations.
