DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "A"

A:

Abbreviation or symbol for absolute temperature, absorption coefficient, acceleration, adenine, ampere, amplitude, angular acceleration, area, attenuation coefficient, fine-structure constant, helium nucleus, Helmhotz free energy, magnetic vector potential, relative atomic mass, a stereoisomer of a sugar, substitution on a carbon atom next to one common to two condensed aromatic nuclei, substitution on the carbon atom next to the hetero-atom in ahetero-cyclic compound, and substitution on the carbon atom of a chain next to the functional group.

A-2 tire:

A term used for tire sizes 16.00 and larger in nominal cross section. Also called earthmover, off-road, or off-the-road tire.

AA:

Acronym for "Automobile Association" a term used in Great Britain.

AAA:

Acronym for "American Automobile Association" or "Alberta Automobile Association."

AABM:

Acronym for "Association of American Battery Manufacturers, Inc."

AAE:

Acronym for "Association of Automotive Employers" (Poland).

AAIA:

Acronym for "Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association."

AALA:

Acronym for "American Automobile Labelling Act."

AAM:

Acronym for "Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers."

AAP:

Acronym for "auxiliary acceleration pump".

A arm:

See: A-arm

A-arm:

A suspension linkage formed in the shape of an "A" or "V" found commonly on the front suspension. The sides of the two legs of the A-arm are connected to the chassis by rubber bushings and the peak of the A-arm is attached to the wheel assembly. In this way, the wheel can freely move up and down. Sometimes there is an upper A-arm, a lower A-arm, or both upper and lower A-arms. The British call it a "wishbone."
Also See:
double wishbone
double a-arm

A-arm suspension:

See:
double wishbone

AAS:

Acronym for "air aspirator system."

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