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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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Oil pressure relief valve
Automotive; Automobile
One that regulates the oil pressure, usually as it leave the oil pump.
High-tension lead
Automotive; Automobile
Heavily insulated wire carrying HT current from the coil to the distributor or from the distributor cap to the spark plugs.
Hip point
Automotive; Automobile
Relationship between the centre of the passengers' hips when seated and the ground.
Hip room
Automotive; Automobile
The interior passenger compartment width measured at hip height when seated.
Horizontally-opposed engine
Automotive; Automobile
One with two banks of cylinders diametrically opposite each other but sharing a common crankshaft.
Hydraulic engine mount
Automotive; Automobile
Component embodying a hydraulic unit placed between the engine mount points and the frame to reduce vibration.
Hydraulics
Automotive; Automobile
Study of fluids under pressure and the way they transmit force or energy.
