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body in black

body in black noun: a body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.

Noun

body in black (plural bodies in black)

  1. A body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.
  2. (broadly) A body in white made from non-metallic materials
  3. A fully-proportioned full-sized skin shell of the body design prototype
  4. (broadly) The skin shell of a motor vehicle, prior to its assembly onto the body

Forms of body in black

pluralbodies in black

Origin of body in black

Coined in reference to body in white. * (carbon fibre composite): Blend of black + body in white. From the fact that carbon fibre reinforced composites are typically black in colour, and not whitish (bare wood, bare metal, gray primer coat) * (body shell): From being the skin of the vehicle, opposite to the body in white, the skeleton of the bodycabin, as black is opposite to white.

Questions about body in black

What does body in black mean?
Body in black means a body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.
What part of speech is body in black?
Body in black is a noun.
What is the plural of body in black?
The plural of body in black is bodies in black.

Words near body in black in the dictionary

  1. body horror
  2. body hygiene kit
  3. body hygiene kits
  4. body image
  5. body images
  6. body in black
  7. body in white
  8. body integrity identity disorder
  9. body jacket
  10. body jackets
  11. body jar

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