automotive

English Online Dictionary. What means automotive‎? What does automotive mean?

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ motive.

Pronunciation

• (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]

Adjective

automotive (not comparable)

1. Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
2. Of, or relating to motor vehicles.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

automotive (plural automotives)

1. A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts.
2. The field, business, or market segment that concerns automobiles, especially their manufacture.

See also

• automobile
• locomotive

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English automotive.

Adjective

automotive (invariable)

1. automotive (pertaining to motor vehicles)