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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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constant mesh gearbox
Automotive; Automobile
A type of transmission in which all or most of the gears are always in mesh with one another, as opposed to a sliding-gear transmission, in which engagement is obtained by sliding some of the gears ...
constant velocity joint (CV joint)
Automotive; Automobile
A type of universal joint so designed as to create a smooth transfer of torque from the driven shaft to the driving shaft without any fluctuations in the speed of the driven shaft.
cassette player
Automotive; Automobile
A unit which plays (but does not record) cassettes and is often linked with a stereo unit in an automobile.
clevis
Automotive; Automobile
A U-shaped metal piece with holes in each end through which a pin or bolt is run, used for attaching the brake pedal to the power brake booster pushrod, the clutch pedal to the clutch cable or master ...
cold weather modulator (CWM)
Automotive; Automobile
A vacuum modulator located in the air cleaner on some models. The modulator prevents the air cleaner duct door from opening to non-heated intake air when outside air is below 55° F. Similar to a ...
compensator valve
Automotive; Automobile
A valve in automatic transmissions designed to increase the pressure on the brake band during heavy acceleration.
bypass valve (BPV)
Automotive; Automobile
A valve that can open and allow fluid or gas to pass through in other than its normal channel.
