automotive

[aw-tuh-moh-tiv, aw-tuh-moh-tiv] /ˌɔ təˈmoʊ tɪv, ˈɔ təˌmoʊ tɪv/
adjective
1.
pertaining to the design, operation, manufacture, or sale of automobiles:
automotive parts.
2.
propelled by a self-contained motor, engine, or the like.
noun
3.
Informal. an industry, store department, etc., specializing in appliances and parts for cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles:
You may find what you're looking for in automotive.
Origin
1860-65; auto-1 + motive
Related forms
nonautomotive, adjective
Examples from the web for automotive
  • Foreign investment in the automotive sector has been strong.
  • They also have cheap fabric, tacky flowers, hunting gear and a great automotive parts section.
  • Additionally, high-quality recycled aluminum accounts for a growing number of aluminum parts in the automotive industry.
  • With rising fuel costs, automotive efficiency has become a primary concern for many new vehicle buyers.
  • Fortunately, aluminum is easy to recycle and a beverage can might even find a new life as an aircraft or automotive part.
  • Market segmentation by price was something no other automotive manufacturer had ever done.
  • Many downtown malls have since been ripped up, and the streets rebuilt for automotive traffic.
  • We could not have our present automotive culture without a certain minimum of depth perception.
  • The steel used in automotive bodies will take and hold a magnetic field.
  • Ethylene glycol is used in automotive applications but is pretty toxic to living tissues.
British Dictionary definitions for automotive

automotive

/ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/
adjective
1.
relating to motor vehicles
2.
self-propelling
Word Origin and History for automotive
adj.

1865, in reference to some sort of helicopter-like device, a hybrid from auto- "self," from Greek, + motive (adj.), from Latin. Meaning "pertaining to automobiles" is from 1898.