self-adjusting — A mechanism that adjusts itself to compensate for wear or to maintain a certain distance or heat level … Dictionary of automotive terms
self-correcting — self correction, n. /self keuh rek ting, self /, adj. automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self correcting mechanism. Also, self corrective. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
Bicycle brake — Animation of a single pivot side pull calliper brake for the rear wheel of a steel framed road bike. A bicycle brake is used to slow down or stop a bicycle. There have been various types of brake used throughout history, and several are still in… … Wikipedia
Drum brake — A drum brake with the drum removed as used on the rear wheel of a car or truck. Note that in this installation, a cable operated parking brake uses the service shoes … Wikipedia
Bicycle brake systems — are used to slow down, or brake a bicycle. There have been various types through history, and several are still in use today.HistoryEarly bicycles such as the high wheeled penny farthing bikes were fitted with spoon brakes. As they were fixed… … Wikipedia
Jaguar Mark 1 — Infobox Automobile name = Jaguar Mark 1 manufacturer = Jaguar Cars production = 1955 ndash;1959 37,397 producedcite book |last=Robson |first=Graham |title=A Z British Cars 1945 1980|year=2006 |publisher=Herridge Sons |location=Devon, UK|id=ISBN 0 … Wikipedia
Smith, Adam — (baptized June 5, 1723, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scot. died July 17, 1790, Edinburgh) Scottish social philosopher and political economist. The son of a customs official, he studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford. A series of public lectures in … Universalium
Steam locomotive — A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a road locomotive such as a traction engine or steamroller.Steam locomotives dominated rail traction from the mid 19th… … Wikipedia
Preselector gearbox — For other uses, see Preselector (disambiguation). Transmission types Manual Sequential manual Non synchronous Preselector Automatic Manumatic Semi automatic … Wikipedia
automobile — automobilist /aw teuh meuh bee list, moh bi list/, n. /aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh meuh beel , aw teuh moh beel, beuhl/, n. 1. a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel… … Universalium
Kiev-Arsenal — is a Soviet brand of camera manufactured by the Arsenal Factory in Kiev, Ukraine. The camera nameplates show the name KIEV , with older cameras using КИЕВ in the cyrillic alphabet. Kiev medium format cameras The Kiev brand is probably best known… … Wikipedia