Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cylinder head

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: cylin-der -head
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cylinder, head.

noun

A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.

Example Sentences

"Individual cylinder heads are fitted each with two inlet and two exhaust valves, a fuel injector and a pre-combustion chamber."

Inflected Forms

cylinder heads (plural)

Questions

What does cylinder head mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cylinder, head.

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