Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sohc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: so-hc
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acronym of Single Over Head Camshaft, the system of opening and closing both inlet and exhaust valves on four stroke internal combustion engines.

noun

Initialism of single overhead cam.

Inflected Forms

SOHCs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

camshaft DOHC

Questions

What does sohc mean?: Acronym of Single Over Head Camshaft, the system of opening and closing both inlet and exhaust valves on four stroke internal combustion engines.

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