DICTIONARY OF AUTOMOTIVE TERMS - "Ir"
- IR drop:
- Electrical term indicating the loss in a circuit expressed in amperes times
resistance (I x R) or voltage drop.
- Iridescent:
- A display of the spectrum of glittering, shimmering colors; often changing as the
position or angle from which they are observed, changes
- Iron:
-
- A colloquial term for any automobile.
- A metal used for making steel.
- A tire lever or tire iron.
- A soldering iron.
Also See:
bumper iron
cast iron
chilled iron
laminated iron core
pig iron
soldering iron
tire iron
- Iron Butt Rally:
- The most gruelling long-distance motorcycle rally in the world. To finish the
rally requires that you ride at least 10,000 miles in 11 days
- Iron core:
- See:
laminated iron core
- IR remote control:
- See:
infrared remote control
- IRTE:
- Acronym for "Institute of Road Transport Engineers" A British organization set up
to increase the competence and professionalism of vehicle drivers and owners
- IRS:
- Acronym for "independent rear
suspension."
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