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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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Lag
Automotive; Automobile
Interval between the time the accelerator is pressed and the engine can react.
Brake drum
Automotive; Automobile
One of a set of four cylindrical cast iron or pressed steel drums housing friction-lined shoes to slow down the rotation of the wheels.
Brake drum glaze
Automotive; Automobile
Condition in which the brake lining surface becomes hard and shiny, due to heat.
Brake fade
Automotive; Automobile
Severe reduction in braking efficiency brought about by overheating of the drums/discs and linings.
Brake fluid
Automotive; Automobile
Working fluid in a hydraulic system to transfers the pedal pressure from the master cylinder to the brake cylinders or the clutch slave cylinder.
Bottle jack
Automotive; Automobile
Lifting device in which one or more threaded shafts work through a boss in a cylinder to raise the car.
Bottom dead centre
Automotive; Automobile
The angular position of the crankshaft when the piston is at the very bottom of its working stroke.
