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prechamber

prechamber noun: the area around the spark plug in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine (or in the cylinder head of a diesel engine) where combustion begins.

Noun

prechamber (plural prechambers)

  1. The area around the spark plug in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine (or in the cylinder head of a diesel engine) where combustion begins

Forms of prechamber

pluralprechambers

Origin of prechamber

From pre- + chamber.

Questions about prechamber

What does prechamber mean?
Prechamber means the area around the spark plug in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine (or in the cylinder head of a diesel engine) where combustion begins.
What part of speech is prechamber?
Prechamber is a noun.
What is the plural of prechamber?
The plural of prechamber is prechambers.

Words near prechamber in the dictionary

  1. precessions of the equinoxes
  2. precessor
  3. precessors
  4. prechaetal
  5. prechallenge
  6. prechamber
  7. prechambers
  8. prechampionship
  9. precharge
  10. precharged
  11. precharges

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