Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

variable valve timing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
vari-able -valve -tim-ing
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of altering the timing of a valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

variable valve timings (plural)

Synonyms

variable cam timing

Questions

What does variable valve timing mean?
The process of altering the timing of a valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.

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