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Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 4:56 AM
Site: IMI eLearning
Course: IMI eLearning (IMI eLearning)
Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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Colour Match

Achieved when the applied colour duplicates all aspects of the original colour's appearance in terms of hue, value, and chroma.

Colour Retention

The ability of a paint to maintain colour under exposure to light, heat, moisture or other conditions of use.

Colour Sanding

The sanding of a cured or dried paint film to prepare it for polishing or recoating.

Combustion

The burning of fuel in air.

Combustion Chamber

Area above the piston when it is at TDC where the combustion takes place.

Combustion Knock

Advanced or quick detonation of fuel in a cylinder where the resultant pressure rise causes a shock wave through the piston, crankshaft and engine block.

Combustion Stroke

The third stroke of the four stroke cycle when the fuel is burnt to produce heat energy, expansion of the air/fuel charge and power on top of the piston. Also known as the power stroke.

Communication

This is a process of transferring information from one entity to another. An exchange of thoughts and information if human.

Commutator

Rotating contacts for electrical windings on a generator or motor armature.

Compensating

A strategy that involves adjusting something up or down to more closely approximate the required or ideal value.