automotive

== English == === Etymology === From auto- +‎ motive. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɔɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] (cot-caught merger, US, dialects of CA) IPA(key): /ˌɑtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɑɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌɒtəˈmoʊtɪv/, [ˌɒɾəˈmoʊɾɪv] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌoːtəˈməʉ.tɪv/, [ˌoːtəˈməʉ.ɾɪv], /ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.tɪv/, [ˌoːtəˈmɐʉ.ɾɪv] === Adjective === automotive (not comparable) Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling. Of, or relating to motor vehicles. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === automotive (plural automotives) A shop or company that sells motor vehicle parts. The field, business, or market segment that concerns automobiles, especially their manufacture. === See also === automobile locomotive == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English automotive. === Adjective === automotive (invariable) automotive (pertaining to motor vehicles)