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overhead valve

overhead valve noun: a type of valve in an internal combustion engine, and thus also (metonymic) the type of valvetrain design, the type of engine that uses it, or an instance of such an engine; this design has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head (and therefore above the piston). The camshaft can be beside the pistons (with pushrods and rockers operating the valves) or above the valves, with the latter usually referred to as overhead cam.

overhead valve: a type of valve in an internal combustion engine, and thus also (metonymic) the type of valvetrain...
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Noun

overhead valve (plural overhead valves)

  1. A type of valve in an internal combustion engine, and thus also (metonymic) the type of valvetrain design, the type of engine that uses it, or an instance of such an engine; this design has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head (and therefore above the piston). The camshaft can be beside the pistons (with pushrods and rockers operating the valves) or above the valves, with the latter usually referred to as overhead cam.
    • This engine has overhead valves.
    • This engine is an overhead valve model.
    Synonyms:
    OHV

overhead valve meaning in Tamil

overhead valve in Tamil

மேனிலைக் கட்டுப்பாட்டிதழ், மேற்றொங்குவாயில்

Synonyms of overhead valve

Forms of overhead valve

pluraloverhead valves

Words formed from overhead valve

Questions about overhead valve

What does overhead valve mean?
Overhead valve means a type of valve in an internal combustion engine, and thus also (metonymic) the type of valvetrain design, the type of engine that uses it, or an instance of such an engine; this design has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder head (and therefore above the piston). The camshaft can be beside the pistons (with pushrods and rockers operating the valves) or above the valves, with the latter usually referred to as overhead cam.
What is overhead valve in Tamil?
Overhead valve in Tamil is மேனிலைக் கட்டுப்பாட்டிதழ், மேற்றொங்குவாயில். See Overhead valve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is overhead valve?
Overhead valve is a noun.
What is the plural of overhead valve?
The plural of overhead valve is overhead valves.

Words near overhead valve in the dictionary

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