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automotive

  • /ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/ UK
  • /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/ US
  • [ˌɔɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] US
  • /ˌɑtəˈmoʊtɪv/ US, cot caught merger, dialectal
  • [ˌɑɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] US, cot caught merger, dialectal
  • /ˌɒtəˈmoʊtɪv/ Canada, dialectal
  • [ˌɒɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] Canada, dialectal
  • /ˌoːtəˈməʉ.tɪv/ Australia
  • [ˌoːtəˈməʉ.ɾɪv] Australia
  • /ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.tɪv/ Australia
  • [ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.ɾɪv] Australia

adjective

  1. not comparable Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
  2. not comparable Of, or relating to motor vehicles. But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

noun automotives

  1. A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts.
  2. The field, business, or market segment that concerns automobiles, especially their manufacture. His business is a machine shop that works mainly in automotive, aerospace, and medical.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: self-propelled, self-propelling, moving, auto, windscreen, vehicle, vehicular, automobile, bus, car, motor, kia, automatic, automobiles, autos, cars

Translations

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adj having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling

Españolautomotor
中文汽車 /汽车 qìchē, 機動車 /机动车 jīdòngchē
Portuguêsautomotivo
Françaisautomobile, automoteur
Русскийсамохо́дный samoxódnyj

adj of, or relating to motor vehicles

Españolautomotor, automovilístico
Portuguêsautomotivo
Françaisautomobile
Italianoautomobilistico
Русскийавтомоби́льный avtomobílʹnyj, авто- avto-

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@misc{automotive_2026,
  title = {automotive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/automotive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}