Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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Leading ShoeA brake shoe that has a leading edge making first contact when applied. Also primary shoe. | |
Lean Fuel/Air MixtureA fuel/air mixture with a ratio less than the stoichiometric ratio of 14.7:1. A mixture strength with an excess of air and therefore oxygen. | |
Learning styleThe way a person takes in, understands, expresses and remembers information; the way a person learns best. | |
LeatherA tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process. | |
LEDLight emitting diode. An electronic diode that emits light when an electrical current passes through it. | |
Legal RightsStatutory rights within law. | |
LegislationLaws. | |
Let-down PanelPanel made by a paint technician with different methods of application and amounts of material, resulting in different shades of the same colour. | |
LevellingThe flowing out of a paint film, occurring from the time the paint particles form a wet film on the surface to the time the film hardens and dries. | |