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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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Binnacle

Automotive; Automobile

Box-like housing containing instruments or controls that projects from the instrument panel towards the driver.

Bio-diesel

Automotive; Automobile

Fuel made from Rapeseed, also known as Canola and RME.

Bloom

Automotive; Automobile

Undesirable, whitish deposit that appears on a painted surface after respraying.

Blow-by

Automotive; Automobile

Leaking of gas pressure past the piston sealing rings.

Blow-off valve

Automotive; Automobile

One-way safety valve that permits gas or fluid to escape to the atmosphere if the pressure exceeds a certain value.

Blowout

Automotive; Automobile

Failure of a tyre, allowing the compressed air to escape very rapidly.

Bending moment

Automotive; Automobile

Algebraic sum of all forces resulting from an applied load at a distance from the point of measurement.

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