English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
auto- + motive
Adjective[edit]
automotive (not comparable)
- Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling.
- Of, or relating to motor vehicles.
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2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion[1]:
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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.
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Translations[edit]
having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling
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of, or relating to motor vehicles
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Noun[edit]
automotive (plural automotives)
- A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts
See also[edit]
- automobile
- locomotive
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English automotive.
Adjective[edit]
automotive (invariable)
- automotive (pertaining to motor vehicles)
