adjective
automotive
aw-tuh-MOH-tihv
adjective
1
Relating to cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles.
"He works as an engineer in the automotive industry."
"The town's economy depends heavily on automotive manufacturing."
How to Use Automotive
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with cars and how they're made, sold, or repaired.
Common pairings
automotive industry
automotive parts
automotive engineer
Word Forms
automotives plural
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Etymology
Formed from auto- ("self") plus motive ("causing movement"), from Latin motivus.