Lexus ES 350 Owner's Manual page 513

6-1. Specifications
Tire related term
Measuring rim
Open splice
Outer diameter
Overall width
Passenger car tire
Ply
Ply separation
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
Reinforced tire
Section width
Sidewall
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The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical dimension
requirements
Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or
innerliner that extends to cord material
The overall diameter of an inflated new tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of the side-
walls of an inflated tire, including elevations due to
labeling, decorations, or protective bands or ribs
A tire intended for use on passenger cars, multipur-
pose passenger vehicles, and trucks, that have a
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 lb. or
less.
A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords
A parting of rubber compound between adjacent
plies
A mechanical device made of rubber, chemicals, fab-
ric and steel or other materials, that, when mounted
on an automotive wheel, provides the traction and
contains the gas or fluid that sustains the load
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to
the beads are laid at substantially 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at
higher inflation pressures than the corresponding
standard tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of the side-
walls of an inflated tire, excluding elevations due to
labeling, decoration, or protective bands
That portion of a tire between the tread and bead
Meaning