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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Coil spring

Automotive; Automobile

A thick steel wire that has been coiled and heat-treated to form a very strong spring. Commonly used in light truck suspension systems, coil springs are space-efficient and can vary in stiffness, ...

Included sway

Automotive; Automobile

Sway occurs in every conventional trailer system because of the joint between the trailer and tow vehicle. Included sway refers to the longitudinal axis of the towing vehicle compared to the ...

Combustion chamber

Automotive; Automobile

Area located on the top of the cylinders, where the burning of the engine's air/fuel mixture occurs.

Independent suspension

Automotive; Automobile

Each wheel of an independent suspension is sprung separately so that a bump affecting one does not affect the others.

A measurement of how tightly the air-fuel mixture is compressed or squeezed within the cylinder by the piston. This can be determined by taking the total volume of the cylinder when the piston is at ...