Meaning Of The Word Cylinder head

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Cylinder head Meaning

Cylinder head Definition
Cylinder head Definition

What's The Definition Of Cylinder head?

cylinder head in American English
the closed end, usually detachable, of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine
noun: a detachable plate or cover on the end opposite to that from which the piston rod or connecting rod projects

cylinder head in Automotive Engineering
noun: A cylinder head is the part of an engine that closes the upper ends of the cylinders.

cylinder head in British English
noun: the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms

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