automotive
/,ɔ:tə'moutiv/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to motor vehicles: Pertaining to or designed for automobiles, including their design, manufacture, operation, or repair.
- Self-propelled: Containing within itself the means for propulsion or movement.
Usage
- The word "automotive" is used as an adjective to describe anything connected with cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles. It is commonly used in technical, industrial, and commercial contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The city is a major center for the automotive industry.
- He works as an automotive engineer, designing new car engines.
- This store sells automotive parts like batteries and tires.
Advanced Usage
- "automotive technology": Refers to the engineering and technical systems used in motor vehicles.
- Advances in automotive technology have made cars safer and more efficient.
- "automotive sector": The segment of the economy involved in the manufacturing and sale of motor vehicles.
- The automotive sector is a significant contributor to the national economy.
Variants and Related Words
- Automobile (n): A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor; a car.
- The automobile revolutionized personal transportation.
- Automate (v): To convert a process or facility to be operated by largely automatic equipment.
- The factory plans to automate its assembly line.
Synonyms
- Motor vehicle-related: Pertaining to cars, trucks, etc.
- Self-propelled: Moving or capable of moving itself.
Related Phrases
- Automotive repair: The service of fixing motor vehicles.
- He took his car to a shop for automotive repair.
- Automotive design: The profession involved in developing the appearance and ergonomics of motor vehicles.
- She studied automotive design at university.
Adjective
- containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement
- a self-propelled vehicle
- of or relating to motor vehicles
- automotive supplies