automotive

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From auto- +‎ motive.

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɔɾəˈmoʊɾɪv]
(cot-caught merger, US, dialects of CA) IPA^(key): /ˌɑtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɑɾəˈmoʊɾɪv]
(Canada, dialects of the US) IPA^(key): /ˌɒtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɒɾəˈmoʊɾɪv]
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌoːtəˈməʉ.tɪv/, [ˌoːtəˈməʉ.ɾɪv], /ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.tɪv/, [ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.ɾɪv]

automotive (not comparable)

Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
- 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎:
  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.
- 2024 December 17, Chris Isidore, “The retreat from the world’s largest auto market has begun”, in CNN‎:
  “You can look back 15, 20 years to when GM’s China operations was its life preserver. It certainly isn’t now. It’s a money pit,” said Jeff Schuster, global vice president of automotive research at research firm GlobalData. “Every international brand is suffering in China.”

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

of, or relating to motor vehicles

automotive (plural automotives)

A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts.
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.

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