Automobile

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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Inclinometer

Automotive; Automobile

Device to show the angle with the horizontal or the inclination of the earth's magnetic field.

Ignition timing

Automotive; Automobile

System to ensure each spark plug fires at the correct moment, regardless of engine speed.

Impact-absorbing steering column

Automotive; Automobile

One that deforms during a severe impact and does not intrude into the passenger compartment.

Imperial measurement

Automotive; Automobile

British weights and measures system, superseded in Australia by the SI metric system.

Air valve

Automotive; Automobile

One-way valve that admits air to a pneumatic tyre. Also a carburettor valve that allows a controlled quantity of additional air into the fuel mixture.