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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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Kinematics
Automotive; Automobile
Study of the velocities, accelerations and interrelation of various parts of a moving system.
Jump-start
Automotive; Automobile
Process of starting a vehicle with a discharged battery using jumper leads connected to a charged battery.
Just-in-time concept
Automotive; Automobile
Inventory-control system in an assembly plant that keeps just sufficient stock at hand to avoid a production hold-up.
Intrusion bar
Automotive; Automobile
Metal bar concealed within a door to resist deformation during a side impact.
Distributor cap
Automotive; Automobile
Detachable upper section of a distributor to which the coil lead and high-tension leads are attached.
Door intrusion bar
Automotive; Automobile
Strengthening metal component within a vehicle door to resist deformation during a side impact.
Double barrel carburettor
Automotive; Automobile
One with a common float chamber and two throttles that can be opened simultaneously.
