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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Intake port

Automotive; Automobile

The passageway in a cylinder head leading from the intake manifold to the intake valve(s).

Intercooler

Automotive; Automobile

A heat exchanger that cools the air (or, in some installations, the intake charge) that has been heated by compression in any type of supercharger. An intercooler resembles a radiator; it houses ...

Jounce

Automotive; Automobile

The motion of a wheel that compresses its suspension.

Jounce bumper

Automotive; Automobile

An elastic cushion used to stiffen the suspension gradually as it approaches the end of its jounce travel.

Kickdown

Automotive; Automobile

A downshift in an automatic transmission caused by depressing the throttle.

Knock sensor

Automotive; Automobile

A sensor mounted on the engine that is designed to detect the high-frequency vibrations caused by detonation. By employing a knock sensor, a computerised engine-control system allows an engine to ...