automotive
AdjectiveUS[aw-tuh-moh-tiv]/ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- of or relating to motor vehicles“automotive supplies”Relating to auto
- containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement“a self-propelled vehicle”Synonyms: self-propelledself-propellingOpposite nonmovingSimilar moving
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Translations
Adjective having the ability to move by itself
- Spanish
- automotor
- French
- automobile
- Portuguese
- automotivo
- Russian
- самохо́дный samoxódnyj
- Polish
- samobieżny
- Greek
- αυτοκίνητος aftokínitos
- Indonesian
- swacala
- Portuguese (PT)
- automotivo
Adjective of, or relating to motor vehicles
- Spanish
- automotor
- French
- automobile
- Italian
- automobilistico
- Portuguese
- automotivo
- Russian
- автомоби́льный avtomobílʹnyj
- Indonesian
- otomotif
- Portuguese (PT)
- automotivo
- Czech
- automobilový
- Finnish
- auto-
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
automotive adjective
1. of or pertaining to the automobile. automotive supplies automotive engineering
2. 1 containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement. an automotive vehicle Syn. — self-propelled, self-propelling.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5