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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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Power
Automotive; Automobile
The rate at which work is performed. Power is proportional to torque and rpm and is measured in horsepower.
Power band
Automotive; Automobile
The subjectively defined rpm range over which an engine delivers a substantial fraction of its peak power. The power band usually extends from slightly below the engine's torque peak to slightly ...
Progressive-rate spring
Automotive; Automobile
A spring with an increasing spring constant. For example, if the first inch of spring motion requires 100 pounds of force, the second inch would require more than an additional 100 pounds, and the ...
Hydraulic lifter
Automotive; Automobile
A valve lifter that, using simple valving and the engine's oil pressure, can adjust its length slightly: thereby maintaining zero clearance in the valvetrain. Hydraulic lifters reduce valvetrain ...
Independent suspension
Automotive; Automobile
Any suspension in which the camber of a wheel is not directly affected by the vertical motion of the opposite wheel.
Intake manifold
Automotive; Automobile
The network of passages that direct air or air-fuel mixture from the throttle body to the intake ports in the cylinder head. The flow typically proceeds from the throttle body into a chamber called ...
