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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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Diagnostics
Automotive; Automobile
Abbreviation for an electronic diagnostic system that monitors input signals from sensors and analyses or stores data for later investigation.
Diesel engine
Automotive; Automobile
Internal-combustion engine in which the fuel is ignited by the heat of compression.
Differential lock
Automotive; Automobile
Mechanism to block the action of the front and/or rear differential.
Digital instrument
Automotive; Automobile
One giving a digital read-out rather than having a needle move over a scale.
Double-acting shock absorbers
Automotive; Automobile
Conventional unit that provides a damping action in both directions.
Double-declutch
Automotive; Automobile
Technique to ensure matching gear wheels spin at the same speed prior to engagement when changing gear in a non-synchromesh manual transmission.
Double-wishbone springing
Automotive; Automobile
One with wishbone control arms at the upper and lower parts of each suspension unit.
