"timing chain" meaning in All languages combined

See timing chain on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: timing chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} timing chain (plural timing chains)
  1. (automotive) A chain (specifically, a roller chain) which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft of an engine, synchronizing the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves. Wikidata QID: Q108031161 Hypernyms: endless chain, roller chain, chain Coordinate_terms: timing belt[w:cogged belt|cogged belt]] instead of a chain, but otherwise not different> Translations (timing chain): jakoketju (Finnish), rantai keteng (Indonesian), registerkjede [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), registerkjede [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)

Inflected forms

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