automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-tiv 
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: of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines
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The store stocks automotive parts.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The new automotive company is backed by investors including Jeff Bezos and Mark Walter.
—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Shares of BlackBerry have surged 133% year to date as the company continues to refocus its strategy, centering its QNX Software Platform as an infrastructure layer for the automotive, industrial, healthcare and robotics sectors.
—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
According to Agibot, the robot is built entirely with automotive-grade components and delivers submillimeter positioning accuracy.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for automotive
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“Automotive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/automotive. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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automotive
adjective
au·to·mo·tive
ˌȯt-ə-ˈmōt-iv
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2
: of, relating to, or concerned with automobiles, trucks, or buses
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