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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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ABC Classification

Automotive; Automobile

An inventory classification system often used within warehouses. In the system fast moving products may be referred to as "A" items, with "B" and "C" items meaning less fast-moving. Alternatively, ...

Abel tester

Automotive; Automobile

Equipment for determining the flash point of petroleum and other oils.

Abhesive

Automotive; Automobile

A substance which reduces sticking, heat sealing etc. Teflon is an example, used on non-stick pans.

Abrasive

Automotive; Automobile

Also called aggregates. 1. A material used to shape or polish other, relatively soft, materials. Often hard minerals like silicon carbide, sand, or diamond powder are used, stuck to grinders or ...

A-bike

Automotive; Automobile

A folding, light-weight bike able to fit into a rucksack, invented by Sir Clive Sinclair in 2004.

Ability

Automotive; Automobile

As in climbing ability: the ability of a vehicle to ascend at speed.2. Cold cranking ability:a battery's ability to start a vehicle in cold conditions, measured in amps, the higher the number the ...

Aboard

Automotive; Automobile

1. Being on, or in, a vehicle, usually a ship. 2. As in lighter aboard ship (LASH): small barges for carrying cargo between ships and the shore.

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