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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breaker

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A person who dismantles a vehicle for parts. Also called a dismantler. (2) A cushioning layer between the belt layers and the tread in radial tires. (3) A device for removing contact.

butt joint

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A piston ring gap in which the two ends of the ring are squared off. (2) A weld where the two panels are not overlapped but fit against each other end to end.

car wash

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A place where you can get your car cleaned. Some are automatic (you drive through and large brushes clean the car) while others provide a bay with spray wands and brushes for you to do the ...

chamber

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A pressure chamber used to vulcanize pre-cured tread stock to the buffed casing. (2) A compartment which is basically empty or hollow.

(1) a process of covering one material with another and gluing them together under high pressure and temperature. (2) The outer body panels which are attached to the vehicle's frame. (3) Excessive ...

casting

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A process technology that delivers a liquid molten metal into a purpose-built mold. After cooling, the solid metal surface has the shape of the mold cavity. (2) Pouring metal into a mold to form ...

cap

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A protective round cover which is secured to something. (2) The base of a light bulb which fits into a socket. (3) Cleaner air package system of reducing the amount of unburned hydrocarbons in ...