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  2. Industry (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Economists may regard the manufacture of vehicles as a foundational industry and as a bellwether industry. [1] In macroeconomics, an industry is a branch of an economy that produces a closely related set of raw materials, goods, or services. [2] For example, one might refer to the wood industry or to the insurance industry.

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  4. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  5. Jargon - Wikipedia

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    The word may also come from Old French jargon meaning "chatter of birds". [17] Middle English also has the verb jargounen meaning "to chatter", or "twittering", deriving from Old French. [18] The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is the first known use of the term "jargon" in English literature.

  6. Heavy industry - Wikipedia

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    Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); or complex or numerous processes.

  7. Industry - Wikipedia

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    Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity Industry (manufacturing) , a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery The wider industrial sector of an economy, including manufacturing and production of other intermediate or final goods

  8. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  9. Automotive industry - Wikipedia

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    The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organizations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue (from 16% such as in France up to 40% in countries such as Slovakia).