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Automotive

603 entries in this trade.

big block

adjectiveAutomotive

Having or characterised by a large, heavy and powerful engine block.

blindside

nounAutomotive

A driver's field of blindness around an automobile; the side areas behind the driver.

blipper

nounAutomotive

A device that applies the throttle when downshifting, for a smoother gear transition and to avoid wheelspin.

BLIS

nounAutomotive

Initialism of blind spot information system, a warning light on a car dashboard that helps the driver avoid accidents when changing lanes.

blow-by

nounAutomotive

In an internal combustion engine, any burnt or unburnt matter escaping from the cylinder, past the (worn) rings on the piston, and into the crankcase.

bodystyle

nounAutomotive

A style of vehicle body (such as sedan/saloon versus coupe/coupé, stakebody versus box truck, and so on).

boost

nounAutomotive

A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

bottom-end

adjectiveAutomotive

Of or relating to the lower gears on a geared engine, especially in a motor vehicle.

boxer engine

nounAutomotive

An engine with two horizontally opposed cylinder banks, commonly used in Porsche and Subaru automobiles.

bracketry

nounAutomotive

The mounting hardware used to hold one part to another, typically consisting of stamped metal pieces that make up the actual bracket, and any other bolts, nuts, rubber etc. needed to complete the mounting of the part.

brake check

verbAutomotiveinformal

To deliberately brake in an unexpected place to hinder or startle the driver behind.

brake light

nounAutomotive

A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.

brake line

nounAutomotive

A line that conveys fluid from a vehicle's brake pedal to the brakes when they are applied.

braking time

nounAutomotive

The approximate duration of time required for a vehicle to come to a complete stop after applying the brakes.

brandmobile

nounAutomotive

A motorized vehicle that is customized to resemble a consumer product as a promotional tool for advertising and marketing.

BS

nameAutomotive

Abbreviation of Bridgestone, a tire company.

bumper

nounAutomotive

Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

burn out

verbAutomotive

To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out.

burnout

nounAutomotive

Use of the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.

bus

nounAutomotive

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

butterfly door

nounAutomotive

A car door similar to scissor door, but while scissor doors move straight up via hinge points at the bottom of the A-pillar, butterfly doors move up and out via hinges along the A-pillar.

C-pillar

nounAutomotive

The vertical support dividing a car's rear window from its rear windscreen, or, if the car has an additional window and D-pillar, the support dividing the central and rear windows.

CAA

nameAutomotive

Initialism of Canadian Automobile Association.

camber

nounAutomotive

The alignment on the roll axis of the wheels of a road vehicle, where positive camber signifies that the wheels are closer together at the bottom than the top.

camber angle

nounAutomotive

One of the angles made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, the angle between the vertical axis of a wheel and the vertical axis of the vehicle when viewed from the front or rear.

car glass

nounAutomotive

A windscreen, a side or rear window or glass panel roof on a vehicle.

car part

nounAutomotive

A part that can be fitted to a car, often as a replacement for a worn-out or damaged part.

car platform

nounAutomotive

The shared structural and mechanical foundation on which multiple different car models are built.

car show

nounAutomotive

A typically annual or semiannual public event for exhibition of privately owned automobiles, especially classic cars.

cargo liner

nounAutomotive

A lining for an aircraft's cargo hold; a lining for automotive interior wayback spaces or boots (trunks).

caster

nounAutomotive

The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

catalytic converter

nounAutomotive

A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.

CAW

nameAutomotive

Initialism of Canadian Auto Workers, a former trade union, one of the predecessors of Unifor.

CCS1

nounAutomotive

A plug, charger, or, outlet, using the electric vehicle charging standard

CCS2

nounAutomotive

A plug, charger, or outlet, using the electric vehicle charging standard

CHAdeMO

nameAutomotive

A DC (“direct current”) fast charging and charger standard for charging plug-in electrified-drive vehicles created by a consortium of Japanese automakers and promulgated by the Japanese and South Korean automotive industry, circulated worldwide.

charging point

nounAutomotive

A facility provided for the purpose of charging / recharging batteries of electric vehicles.

child lock

nounAutomotive

A type of special-purpose lock that when activated, prevents rearseat passengers from opening the doors from the inside.

chipped

adjectiveAutomotive

Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.

CID

nounAutomotive

Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement.