automotive

[aw-tuh-moh-tiv, aw-tuh-moh-tiv]

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adjective

pertaining to the design, operation, manufacture, or sale of automobiles: automotive parts.

propelled by a self-contained motor, engine, or the like.

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noun

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.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Origin:
1860–65; auto-¹ + motive

Related forms

non·au·to·mo·tive, adjective

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automotive (ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv)

—*adj*
1.	relating to motor vehicles
2.	self-propelling

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Word Origin & History

automotive

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