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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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Combustion stroke
Automotive; Automobile
That part of the engine's operating cycle in which the compressed fuel mixture burns and expands, exerting downwards pressure on the piston.
Compliance plate
Automotive; Automobile
One attached giving details of a vehicle's date of manufacture and confirming it complies with the relevant ADR regulations.
Compliance steer
Automotive; Automobile
Passive rear-wheel steering caused when part of the suspension control arm moves slightly in the longitudinal direction when subject to external cornering forces. The rear wheels move at a slight ...
Crumple zone
Automotive; Automobile
Area of car body that deforms progressively during a collision, thus absorbing some of the energy of the impact.
Cutting back
Automotive; Automobile
The use of abrasive paste to cut away the top layer of weathered paint.
Cybernetics
Automotive; Automobile
Study of all processes affecting the interaction between the driver, vehicle and environment.
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