IndustrialDictionary

Automotive

603 entries in this trade.

diff

nounAutomotive

Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.

disc brake

nounAutomotive

A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.

disk wheel

nounAutomotive

A wheel consisting of a solid convex or concave surface extending from its hub to rim.

DITA

adjectiveAutomotive

Initialism of direct injected turbocharged aftercooled.

divebomb

verbAutomotive

Of a motorist, to overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.

DOD

nounAutomotive

Initialism of displacement-on-demand (a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed).

donut spare

nounAutomotive

A type of spare tire. The undersized spare wheel (tire and rim) provided by automotive manufacturers in lieu of a full-sized tire, for use in emergencies, when one of the regular ones can no longer be used.

double-declutch

verbAutomotivedated

A method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.

downshift

nounAutomotive

A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.

downsizing

nounAutomotive

Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity.

DRE

nounAutomotive

Initialism of design release engineer or design and release engineer.

drive-by-wire

nounAutomotive

The use of electrical or electromechanical systems to perform vehicle functions traditionally achieved by mechanical linkages.

DRL

nounAutomotive

Initialism of daytime running lights, headlights that cannot be turned off, intended to make cars more visible during the day.

dry sump

nounAutomotive

A type of engine sump where oil that flows down from the crankshaft, etc. is collected into an external reservoir.

dune buggy

nounAutomotive

A recreational vehicle with large tires, designed for use on beaches and sand dunes.

e-turbo

nounAutomotive

An electrified turbocharger; a turbo with electrically assisted ramp-up, using an accessory electric motor, to bring the turbine up to speed, reducing turbo lag. (When operating in electric mode, the turbo functions like a supercharger, driven by input power instead of exhaust gas.)

E10

nounAutomotive

petrol/gasoline blended with 10 per cent ethanol (ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol).

E15

nounAutomotive

A motor vehicle fuel composed of 10.5-15% ethanol and 85-89.5% gasoline.

E5

nounAutomotive

A motor vehicle fuel composed of 5% ethanol and 95% gasoline.

Edsel

nameAutomotive

An automobile marque that was planned, manufactured, and launched with great advertising hype by the Ford Motor Company in September 1957, but was a notorious failure.

engine braking

nounAutomotive

The act of slowing down a motor vehicle using the retarding forces of the engine rather than the normal braking mechanism.

enricher

nounAutomotive

The choke; the component that supplies a richer mixture of fuel to the engine when required.

entry ignition engine

nounAutomotive

A type of extended-Brayton-cycle-based two-stroke engine which uses four cylinders for a combustion cycle of four strokes, but having a power stroke rate of that on regular two-stroke cycles.

EV

nounAutomotive

Initialism of electric vehicle (a type of road vehicle).

EVAP

nounAutomotive

Abbreviation of evaporative emission control system.

exhaust system

nounAutomotive

The subsystem of an engine that takes the products of the combustion chamber through a catalytic converter and silencer to the final pipe that releases the gases to the air.

extractors

nounAutomotive

A set of pipes fitted to the exhaust ports of an automotive engine, designed to increase its power output (essentially by altering gas pressures to get more fuel through it). https://web.archive.org/web/20060820191056/http://moonahmufflers.com.au/extractors/index.html

FCA

nameAutomotive

Initialism of Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, an Italian&American automaker.

FF

nameAutomotive

The Ferrari FF (Ferrari Four), an all-wheel drive grand tourer by Ferrari.

floor it

verbAutomotiveidiomatic, informal

To depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.

fog lamp

nounAutomotive

A bright red lamp (normally one of a pair) at the rear of a motor car that can be switched on during foggy weather so as to avoid collisions from cars approaching from behind