| cylinder head n. The closed, often detachable, end of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine. |
cylinder head
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) 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 Sometimes shortened to head
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| Noun | 1. |  cylinder head - a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pumpplate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
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cylinder head n → testata
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