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engine knock

engine knock noun: a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel mixture ignites spontaneously in the cylinders before the spark plug fires, or in multiple spots simultaneously.

Noun

engine knock (uncountable)

  1. a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel mixture ignites spontaneously in the cylinders before the spark plug fires, or in multiple spots simultaneously
    • Once leaded fuel solved the problem of engine knock, cars quickly displaced horses and motorised transportation took over the world.2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian

engine knock meaning in Tamil

engine knock in Tamil

பொறி இடித்தல்

Questions about engine knock

What does engine knock mean?
Engine knock means a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel mixture ignites spontaneously in the cylinders before the spark plug fires, or in multiple spots simultaneously.
What is engine knock in Tamil?
Engine knock in Tamil is பொறி இடித்தல். See Engine knock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is engine knock?
Engine knock is a noun.

Words near engine knock in the dictionary

  1. engine generators
  2. engine hour
  3. engine hours
  4. engine house
  5. engine houses
  6. engine knock
  7. engine lathe
  8. engine lathes
  9. engine mount
  10. engine mounts
  11. engine move

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