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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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active braking time
Automotive; Automobile
The length of time (excluding the driver's reaction time) a vehicle takes to come to a complete stop after the brakes are applied.
belt slack
Automotive; Automobile
The looseness of a belt (either the drive type belt or a seat belt)
bottom dead center (BDC)
Automotive; Automobile
The lowest point of the piston and connecting rod travel in a cylinder. In a horizontally opposed engine, it is sometimes called the outer dead center. Opposite to top dead center.
brake lathe
Automotive; Automobile
The machine used to resurface the friction surfaces of brake discs or drums.
absolute humidity
Automotive; Automobile
The mass (actual amount) of water vapor present in a unit of volume of moist air.
bead seat diameter
Automotive; Automobile
The measurement of tire diameter, at the bead heel, where it seats on the rim. It is marked on the tire sidewall following section width.
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