Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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Cold Cranking RatingApplies to a battery's ability to provide a minimum current for a minimum time for starting a cold engine. | |
Cold Start EnrichmentAn increase in the amount of petrol mixed with the air under cold starting conditions. | |
Cold Start ValveAn extra valve used only when starting from cold. | |
Cold StartingCranking the engine so that it will start and run under cold conditions. | |
Cold-CrackingCracking of a paint film resulting from a sudden drop in temperature, or repeated cycling from high to low to high temperatures. | |
Cold-start ValveAn extra valve used only when starting from cold. | |
CollectorTerminal of a transistor that becomes conductive to the emitter when the base is energised. | |
ColletSmall half-round and tapered components used to fix a valve stem to its cap. | |
ColourThe visual appearance of an object that can be described in terms of hue, value, and chroma. Colours are seen differently by different people and under different lighting conditions. | |
Colour CoatThe single-stage or basecoat that provides the visible colour of a coating system. | |