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.

Industry: Automotive

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4-link rear suspension

Automotive; Automobile

The particular qualities of the four-link rear axle derive from its ability to withstand longitudinal and lateral forces separately. This enables high lateral rigidity to be provided, so that the ...

3-way catalytic converter

Automotive; Automobile

The three-way catalytic converter can oxidise and break down gases and also convert oxides of nitrogen into environmentally more compatible nitrogen and oxygen as well as convert hydrocarbons and ...

4-zone electronic climate control

The Audi A8 and Audi Q7 are fitted with an electronic climate control system that has separate controls not only for the right and left sides of the interior, but also for the front and rear. This ...

Fixed head

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A non-removable cylinder head cast in one piece with the cylinder block. These heads were used in early automobile engines and, more recently, in some motorcycle engines. (2) A British term for a ...

EGR valve

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A part of an EGR system mounted on or near the inlet manifold and controlled by inlet manifold vacuum, which is usually closed at idle and low speeds, but opens during acceleration, admitting ...

Grit

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A measure indicating the sizes of the abrasive particles in a grinding wheel, usually expressed by a figure denoting the number of meshes per linear inch in a sieve through which the particles ...

Generator

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A mechanism which generates or produces some substance, i.e., electric generator, acetylene generator. (2) An electromagnetic device for producing direct current electricity. It was replaced by ...