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.

Industry: Automotive

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cantilever spring

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A leaf spring which is mounted upside down and attached to the vehicle at its mid-point. This system is no longer in use in modern vehicles. (2) A quarter-elliptic leaf spring.

buckle

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A locking clasp usually found on seat belts and tie-down straps. (2) To crumple up, especially when metal bends in a vehicle accident.

(1) A mechanism in a refrigerator or air conditioner that pumps vaporized refrigerant out of the evaporator, compresses it to a relatively high pressure and then delivers it to the condenser. (2) A ...

bump start

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A method of starting a manual transmission (not for automatics) vehicle by pushing it (especially down a hill) and letting in the clutch while in second gear and the ignition set to the "on" ...

chopper

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A motorcycle which has been modified so that it has lengthened and raked front forks and a lowered seat. Often the original fuel tank is changed to a smaller size. The handlebars are also ...

chatter

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A noise which is caused by an irregular movement of rattling parts. (2) The jerky movement of two components which may have moved in a systematic way under low speed; but as the speed increases, ...

brush

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A paintbrush. See airbrush. (2) The pieces of carbon, or copper, that rub against the commutator on the generator or starter motor or against the slip rings on an alternator. As they wear down, ...