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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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H-point

Automotive; Automobile

The theoretical transverse line running through a seated occupant's hips.

Hvac

Automotive; Automobile

Industry term for the Heating, Ventilation and Cooling system.

Hybrid

Automotive; Automobile

Composite vehicle made from two or more cars or one employing two separate propulsion systems, such as a petrol engine and a battery-powered motor.

Hybrid-electric

Automotive; Automobile

Car featuring an electric motor to drive the road wheels and an internal combustion engine to charge the batteries.

Hydraulic

Automotive; Automobile

The use of fluid to transfer pressure from one point to another.

Heptane

Automotive; Automobile

Hydrocarbon formula used as a primary reference for the octane rating of fuels.

Hertz

Automotive; Automobile

Unit of frequency of a regularly repeated phenomenon, such as vibration. One Hertz is one cycle per second.

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