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emissions test

emissions test noun: a measurement performed on motor vehicles, required by the DMV, to prevent issuing valid registration if an excessive amount of waste fumes are produced during typical use. Cars typically are placed on a dynamometer to simulate different driving speeds.

Noun

emissions test (plural emissions tests)

  1. A measurement performed on motor vehicles, required by the DMV, to prevent issuing valid registration if an excessive amount of waste fumes are produced during typical use. Cars typically are placed on a dynamometer to simulate different driving speeds.

Forms of emissions test

pluralemissions tests

Words formed from emissions test

  • emissions testing

Questions about emissions test

What does emissions test mean?
Emissions test means a measurement performed on motor vehicles, required by the DMV, to prevent issuing valid registration if an excessive amount of waste fumes are produced during typical use. Cars typically are placed on a dynamometer to simulate different driving speeds.
What part of speech is emissions test?
Emissions test is a noun.
What is the plural of emissions test?
The plural of emissions test is emissions tests.

Words near emissions test in the dictionary

  1. emission spectrum
  2. emission spectrums
  3. emission theory
  4. emissionless
  5. emissions
  6. emissions test
  7. emissions tests
  8. emissions trading
  9. Emissionsgate
  10. emissitious
  11. emissive

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