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| afterburner |
a device for burning partially burned carbon compounds in the exhaust fumes of an internal-combustion engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| carburetor |
a device in an internal-combustion engine that produces a combustible mixture of vaporized fuel and air. |
| choke |
to enrich the fuel mixture of (an internal-combustion engine) by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor. [1/9 definitions] |
| compression ratio |
in an internal-combustion engine, the ratio of the largest to the smallest volume of a cylinder measured at the top and bottom of the piston stroke. |
| cylinder head |
of the cylinder in an internal-combustion engine, the closed, often detachable end opposite to that from which the piston or connecting rod projects. |
| diesel |
shortened form of "diesel engine," a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. [1/3 definitions] |
| diesel engine |
a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil which is ignited by being sprayed into a chamber in which highly compressed air, rather than an electric spark, provides the heat. |
| gasoline |
a volatile, flammable liquid of hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum and used primarily as fuel for internal-combustion engines. |
| petrol |
(chiefly British) a volatile, flammable liquid of hydrocarbons, derived from petroleum and used primarily as fuel for internal-combustion engines; gasoline. |
| preignition |
in an internal-combustion engine, the ignition of fuel before the spark plug fires. |
| spark plug |
a device threaded into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine that produces sparks that ignite fuel. [1/2 definitions] |
| turbocharger |
a device attached to an internal-combustion engine that uses the exhaust gases to power a turbine that drives a supercharger that supplies compressed air to the cylinders. |
| two-stroke |
of or designating an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes of a piston complete a fuel cycle. |
| water jacket |
a casing containing water, used for cooling, esp. an internal-combustion engine. |
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