"prechamber" meaning in All languages combined

See prechamber on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: prechambers [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + chamber. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|chamber}} pre- + chamber Head templates: {{en-noun}} prechamber (plural prechambers)
  1. The area around the spark plug in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine (or in the cylinder head of a diesel engine) where combustion begins

Inflected forms

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