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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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Ground effect
Automotive; Automobile
The phenomenon that occurs when the airflow between a moving object and the ground creates downforce.
Half-shaft
Automotive; Automobile
An articulating, rotating shaft used in independent-suspension systems to transmit power from a differential to a wheel.
Handling
Automotive; Automobile
A general term covering all the aspects of a car's behaviour that are related to its directional control.
Heel-and-toe
Automotive; Automobile
A performance-oriented technique of down-shifting while braking that requires the driver to use all three pedals of a manual-transmission car simultaneously. To perform a heel-and-toe downshift, the ...
Heim joint
Automotive; Automobile
An extremely rigid articulating joint, commonly known as a "spherical rod-end," used in any precision linkage. Heim joints are often used in the suspension links of race cars because they locate ...
Helical gear
Automotive; Automobile
A type of gear in which the teeth are cut at a slanting angle to the gear's circumference. A helical design produces an even, constant tooth loading in a gearset, thereby reducing noise.
Hemi
Automotive; Automobile
A term used to describe any engine that has hemispherical combustion chambers in its cylinder head. Although a four-valve design is more efficient, a hemi head provides room for a pair of large ...
