Lexus RX 450H Owner's Manual page 603

Tire related term
Bead separation
Bias ply tire
Carcass
Chunking
Cord
Cord separation
Cracking
CT
Extra load tire
Groove
Innerliner
Innerliner separation
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8-1. Specifications
Meaning
A breakdown of the bond between components in the
bead
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to
the beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less
than 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread
The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber
which, when inflated, bears the load
The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall
The strands forming the plies in the tire
The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner of
the tire extending to cord material
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim
system in which the rim is designed with rim flanges
pointed radially inward and the tire is designed to fit on
the underside of the rim in a manner that encloses the
rim flanges inside the air cavity of the tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher
inflation pressures than the corresponding standard tire
The space between two adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire
that contains the inflating medium within the tire
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the
carcass
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