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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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Sealed battery

Automotive; Automobile

One that does not require periodic topping up with distilled water.

Sealed beam headlamp

Automotive; Automobile

One using a filament inside a hermetically sealed unit.

Scuttle shake

Automotive; Automobile

Tendency for the instrument panel area to vibrate when the body twists.

SI metric system

Automotive; Automobile

Systeme International d'Unites - an international system of units.

Shoulder room

Automotive; Automobile

Seating width available to passengers, usually measured at shoulder height from the inside of the doors across the seats.

Self-centring

Automotive; Automobile

Phenomenon in which a rotating component attempts to find the centre of the planes in which it moves.

Self-levelling suspension

Automotive; Automobile

One that keeps the vehicle level, regardless of how load is distributed.

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