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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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Day/night mirror

Automotive; Automobile

Rear-view mirror with an alternative setting to cut out reflected headlight glare at night.

Dba

Automotive; Automobile

Unit of noise measurement on the 'A' scale, calibrated to simulate the human ear's noise-sensitivity.

De dion axle

Automotive; Automobile

Live rear axle in which the final drive and differential are housed in a case attached to the chassis frame. This reduces unsprung weight.

Corrugations

Automotive; Automobile

Regular undulations or ruts on a gravel surface caused by rain and vehicle traffic.

Coupe utility

Automotive; Automobile

Vehicle based on a passenger car with a two/three seat passenger cab and sides extended from the cab along a rear load tray.

Crankshaft angle

Automotive; Automobile

Amount of crankshaft rotation measured in degrees, usually from top dead centre to any given point in its cycle.

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