Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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Discharge TimeRefers usually to how long a capacitor will take to release all its stored energy. It can be calculated by multiplying the capacitance by resistance and by five (t = 5CR). | |
DiscolorationChange in colour of paint due to chalking, dirt collection, fading, darkening or tonal changes. | |
DiscriminatoryUnfair or unequal treatment of a person due to their age, sex, disability, race, religion etc. | |
DisengagementThe act of removing a connection between two gears of through a clutch. | |
Disk DrivesThe primary data storage device used by computers. It stores and retrieves data. | |
Dispersion CoatingsA type of paint in which the binder molecules are present as colloidal particles. Characterized by a higher percent sprayable solids than is possible with solution-bases paints. | |
DisplacementThe swept volume of a cylinder between the top and bottom positions of the top of a piston. | |
Displacer UnitA hydraulic suspension component that contains gas under pressure and a fluid. | |
DissolutionMetallic particles from the basecoat surface in the clearcoat. If severe, the effect can alter the tone and exaggerate the metallic appearance. | |
DistilledPurified by evaporation and condensation. | |