DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "A"
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A:
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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.
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A-2 tire:
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A term used for tire sizes 16.00 and larger in nominal
cross section. Also called earthmover,
off-road, or off-the-road tire.
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AA:
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Acronym for "Automobile Association" a term used in Great
Britain.
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AAA:
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Acronym for "American Automobile Association" or "Alberta
Automobile Association."
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AABM:
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Acronym for "Association of American Battery Manufacturers,
Inc."
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AAE:
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Acronym for "Association of Automotive Employers" (Poland).
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AAIA:
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Acronym for "Automotive Aftermarket
Industry Association."
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AALA:
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Acronym for "American
Automobile Labelling Act."
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AAM:
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Acronym for "Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers."
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AAP:
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Acronym for "auxiliary
acceleration pump".
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A arm:
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See: A-arm
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A-arm:
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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
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A-arm suspension:
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See:
double wishbone
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AAS:
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Acronym for "air aspirator
system."
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