automotiveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/, U.S.

/ˌɔdəˈmoʊdɪv/,

/ˌɔdoʊˈmoʊdɪv/,

/ˌɑdəˈmoʊdɪv/,

/ˌɑdoʊˈmoʊdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, motive adj.

Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + motive adj. With sense A. 1 compare French automotif self-propelled (1853, in système automotif , denoting a mechanized carriage used in mining, or earlier). Compare later automobile adj., automobile n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) claims that the use as noun represents a borrowing < a French feminine noun automotive ; however, such a noun appears to be unattested, although quots. 1865¹, 1865² at sense B. suggest a French origin. Compare French automotion fact of being self-propelled (1864 or earlier).

A. adj.

1. Esp. of a vehicle: having its own means of propulsion, self-propelled; = automobile adj. Now rare except as merged with sense A. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective]

locomotive1800

automotive1830

automobile1876

auto-1895

horseless1895

unpulled1895

self-driving1905

motorized1922

1830 Western Monthly Rev. Mar. 483 An auto motive carriage, with its six ton burthen, shall arrive from Baltimore to Wheeling in a day.

1863 Examiner 22 Aug. MM. Nadar and de la Landelle have constructed a little apparatus which..rises in the air [by means of springs]... These little engines are therefore perfectly automotive.

1895 Bristol Mercury 13 June Without doubt there is great room for progress in the development of automotive conveyances.

1922 Public Opinion 7 Sept. 222/1 He chugged up the street in an automotive contraption.

1947 Pop. Mech. 8 June 141/1 Large fleets of automotive buses that will operate over an expanded system of highspeed motorways [in Los Angeles].

1996 R. A. Easterlin Growth Triumphant (1998) ii. 21 The internal combustion engine..underlay successful development of the automotive vehicle, tractor, and airplane.

2. Of or belonging to an automobile or automobiles; relating to or concerned with motor vehicles.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles

automotive1898

automative1922

1898 A. Baliff in tr. L. Lockert Petroleum Motor-cars Introd. p. ix His work..is read with satisfaction by all amateurs of automotive touring.

1917 (title) The automobile and automotive industries.

1938 W. Wilkinson Puppets through Amer. xiv. 156 In spite of all its cars, its crowded streets and its cheap stores for automotive workers, Detroit has a splendid oasis in the white stone Merrick Public Library.

1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 355 Airplane and automotive manufacture.

1979 Maclean's 2 Apr. 39/2 Microcomputers are being employed in the mining and forestry industries, in steel mills..and automotive factories.

1990 Mech. Engin. June 57/1 [A truck]..used by an automotive repair shop to haul in damaged cars, vans and light trucks.

2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June c2/5 Most automotive historians agree that the 1959 model year marked the extreme reach of the tailfin craze.

B. n.

Chiefly U.S. Originally: any self-propelled machine or vehicle; (later) an automobile, a car. Now usually in plural: automobiles collectively, esp. regarded as a branch of technology, industry, or commerce.In earliest use denoting a kind of helicopter.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > rotary wing aircraft > [noun] > helicopter or gyrocopter

helicopter1861

automotive1865

gyroplane1907

gyropter1908

gyrocopter1915

egg-beater1937

mixmaster1946

'copter1947

chopper1951

whirlybird1951

1865 C. H. Turnor Astra Castra 256 This journal—this indispensable Moniteur to the aerial automotive.

1865 C. H. Turnor Astra Castra 344 MM. Ponton d' Amécourt and de la Landelle were constructing their small automotives.

1908 Cassier's Mag. 33 277 [In France] the Purrey automotive is a special vehicle intended for operation on railway tracks.

1922 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 12 520 Motor cars..these automotives furnish the transportation of the modern criminal.

1956 Jrnl. Business 29 18/2 The industries which have found it advisable..are..chemicals, pharmaceuticals,..aeronautics, automotives, and instruments.

1988 Cincinnati Mag. Mar. 59 If all you know about automotives involves a dipstick, you'd best get plenty of advice before making this type of investment.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June viii. 8/4 I watch a lot of Discovery Channel, and anything to do with automotives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	automotive
释义	automotiveadj.n. Brit. /ˌɔːtəˈməʊtɪv/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈmoʊdɪv/, /ˌɔdoʊˈmoʊdɪv/, /ˌɑdəˈmoʊdɪv/, /ˌɑdoʊˈmoʊdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, motive adj. Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + motive adj. With sense A. 1 compare French automotif self-propelled (1853, in système automotif , denoting a mechanized carriage used in mining, or earlier). Compare later automobile adj., automobile n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1972) claims that the use as noun represents a borrowing < a French feminine noun automotive ; however, such a noun appears to be unattested, although quots. 1865¹, 1865² at sense B. suggest a French origin. Compare French automotion fact of being self-propelled (1864 or earlier). A. adj. 1. Esp. of a vehicle: having its own means of propulsion, self-propelled; = automobile adj. Now rare except as merged with sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] locomotive1800 automotive1830 automobile1876 auto-1895 horseless1895 unpulled1895 self-driving1905 motorized1922 1830 Western Monthly Rev. Mar. 483 An auto motive carriage, with its six ton burthen, shall arrive from Baltimore to Wheeling in a day. 1863 Examiner 22 Aug. MM. Nadar and de la Landelle have constructed a little apparatus which..rises in the air [by means of springs]... These little engines are therefore perfectly automotive. 1895 Bristol Mercury 13 June Without doubt there is great room for progress in the development of automotive conveyances. 1922 Public Opinion 7 Sept. 222/1 He chugged up the street in an automotive contraption. 1947 Pop. Mech. 8 June 141/1 Large fleets of automotive buses that will operate over an expanded system of highspeed motorways [in Los Angeles]. 1996 R. A. Easterlin Growth Triumphant (1998) ii. 21 The internal combustion engine..underlay successful development of the automotive vehicle, tractor, and airplane. 2. Of or belonging to an automobile or automobiles; relating to or concerned with motor vehicles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [adjective] > of or relating to motor vehicles automotive1898 automative1922 1898 A. Baliff in tr. L. Lockert Petroleum Motor-cars Introd. p. ix His work..is read with satisfaction by all amateurs of automotive touring. 1917 (title) The automobile and automotive industries. 1938 W. Wilkinson Puppets through Amer. xiv. 156 In spite of all its cars, its crowded streets and its cheap stores for automotive workers, Detroit has a splendid oasis in the white stone Merrick Public Library. 1956 A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 355 Airplane and automotive manufacture. 1979 Maclean's 2 Apr. 39/2 Microcomputers are being employed in the mining and forestry industries, in steel mills..and automotive factories. 1990 Mech. Engin. June 57/1 [A truck]..used by an automotive repair shop to haul in damaged cars, vans and light trucks. 2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June c2/5 Most automotive historians agree that the 1959 model year marked the extreme reach of the tailfin craze. B. n. Chiefly U.S. Originally: any self-propelled machine or vehicle; (later) an automobile, a car. Now usually in plural: automobiles collectively, esp. regarded as a branch of technology, industry, or commerce.In earliest use denoting a kind of helicopter. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > rotary wing aircraft > [noun] > helicopter or gyrocopter helicopter1861 automotive1865 gyroplane1907 gyropter1908 gyrocopter1915 egg-beater1937 mixmaster1946 'copter1947 chopper1951 whirlybird1951 1865 C. H. Turnor Astra Castra 256 This journal—this indispensable Moniteur to the aerial automotive. 1865 C. H. Turnor Astra Castra 344 MM. Ponton d' Amécourt and de la Landelle were constructing their small automotives. 1908 Cassier's Mag. 33 277 [In France] the Purrey automotive is a special vehicle intended for operation on railway tracks. 1922 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 12 520 Motor cars..these automotives furnish the transportation of the modern criminal. 1956 Jrnl. Business 29 18/2 The industries which have found it advisable..are..chemicals, pharmaceuticals,..aeronautics, automotives, and instruments. 1988 Cincinnati Mag. Mar. 59 If all you know about automotives involves a dipstick, you'd best get plenty of advice before making this type of investment. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 June viii. 8/4 I watch a lot of Discovery Channel, and anything to do with automotives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1830
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