body in black

noun

A body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.

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Meanings

nounbody in black (plural bodies in black)

plural bodies in black

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

Origin

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.

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body in black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20in%20black

MLA

“body in black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20in%20black. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body in black,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20in%20black.

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