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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.
Industry: Automotive
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Adiathermal glass
Automotive; Automobile
Heat-absorbing window pane containing ferric oxide mixed with basic silica to reduce the amount of the sun's rays reaching the interior.
Throttle lag
Automotive; Automobile
Delay between pressing the accelerator pedal and the engine responding.
Three-way catalyst
Automotive; Automobile
Device to reduce exhaust emissions. A catalyst converts hydrocarbons, carbon monoxides and nitrogen oxides into carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen.
Three-point turn
Automotive; Automobile
Means of reversing direction using two forward and one reversing movements.
Three-box body
Automotive; Automobile
One comprising three distinct boxes when viewed in profile, i.e. engine compartment, passenger compartment and boot.
Toe-out
Automotive; Automobile
The opposite of toe-in, it occurs when the measurement across the back of a pair of wheels is less than at the front.
