Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head gasket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: head- -gas-ket
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gasket which seals a cylinder head to an engine block in several types of engine, including steam engines and internal combustion engines.

Inflected Forms

head gaskets (plural)

Questions

What does head gasket mean?: The gasket which seals a cylinder head to an engine block in several types of engine, including steam engines and internal combustion engines.

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