tyre
Wheel's rubber skin
A tyre is the rubber covering around a wheel, providing traction and cushioning.
This is the standard British spelling of the word Americans spell "tire": The lorry had a flat tyre.
The spelling distinction applies only to the wheel covering—both varieties spell the verb meaning to grow weary as "tire." (Capitalized Tyre is the ancient Lebanese city.)
Sustained price level increase
compressor · valve · air · deflate · overinflate · underinflate · nozzle · blowout
Distance across something
- profileSide-facing outline
- diameterDistance across through center
- sidewallLateral tire surface
- rimCircular outer boundary
fitment · metric · imperial · specifications
Emanating from center
- tubelessHaving no inner tube
- tubedEnclosed in cylinder
- summerYear's warmest season
- winterYear's coldest quarter
snow · all-terrain · performance · touring · slick · racing · studded · pneumatic
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- compoundCombined into one
- elastomerStretchable polymer substance
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
natural · silica · flexibility · resilience · hardness · aging · cracking · degradation
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- roadholdingTire-to-surface adhesion quality
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
stability · contact · slippery · skid · aquaplaning · wet · dry · cornering
inflation
Sustained price level increase
bar · compressor · valve · air · deflate · overinflate · underinflate · nozzle · blowout · flat
width
Distance across something
rim · fitment · metric · imperial · specifications
radial
Emanating from center
winter · snow · all-terrain · performance · touring · slick · racing · studded · pneumatic · solid
vulcanization
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
synthetic · natural · silica · flexibility · resilience · hardness · aging · cracking · degradation · recycling
traction
Adhesive friction enabling movement
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- roadholdingTire-to-surface adhesion quality
purchase · stability · contact · slippery · skid · aquaplaning · wet · dry · cornering · braking
rotation
Turning on an axis
service · mechanic · garage · lifespan · mileage · inspection · replacement · spare · jack · wrench
grooves
Narrow carved channels
footprint · blocks · shoulder · lugs · voids · retread · indicator · sculpture · hydroplaning · aquaplaning
- tyre ironTool for wheel nuts
- spare tyreVehicle's backup wheel
- flat tyreDeflated vehicle wheel
- winter tyreCold-climate vehicle wheel covering
- snow tyresCold-climate vehicle traction
- tyre barrierStacked wheels for crash protection