Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

t-head

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables: t--head
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of side valve arrangement.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

T-heads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

L-head

Questions

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

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