"V16" meaning in All languages combined

See V16 on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: V16s [plural]
Etymology: From V- + 16. Etymology templates: {{af|en|V-|16}} V- + 16 Head templates: {{en-noun}} V16 (plural V16s)
  1. (mechanical engineering) An internal combustion engine with sixteen cylinders in two banks of eight in a V-shaped formation. Wikidata QID: Q2263764 Hypernyms: internal combustion engine, ICE, piston engine, reciprocating engine, engine, machine Related terms: V-16 [alternative] Coordinate_terms: V2, V4, V6, V8, V10, V12

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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