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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Air philtre

Automotive; Automobile

One that removes dust and insects from air entering the engine.

Air horn

Automotive; Automobile

Audible warning device operated by compressed air or exhaust gas. Also the air inlet to a carburettor.

Air induction

Automotive; Automobile

Method of injecting additional air into the combustion chamber via a bypass, thus creating additional turbulence.

Air injection

Automotive; Automobile

Device in which fresh air is injected at low-pressure into the exhaust system to assist in burning exhaust gases more completely.

After top dead centre

Automotive; Automobile

That moment after the piston has passed the top of its travel in the cylinder and starts on the down stroke.

After-market

Automotive; Automobile

Component, equipment or service added after a vehicle has left the assembly plant.

Aftercooling

Automotive; Automobile

Cooling of compressed gas after the compression stage to increase its density. Also that part of the shutdown procedure in some turbocharged engines to minimise bearing wear.