Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

l-head

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: l--head
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The usual type of side valve arrangement.

Etymology

Called so because the combustion chamber forms an approximately L-shaped space (in profile).

Inflected Forms

L-heads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

T-head

Questions

What does l-head mean?: The usual type of side valve arrangement.
Where does l-head come from?: Called so because the combustion chamber forms an approximately L-shaped space (in profile).

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