combustion chamber

com·bus·tion cham·ber

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh m-buhs-chuh n cheym-ber]
- /kəmˈbʌs tʃən ˈtʃeɪm bər/
- /kəmˈbʌs.tʃən ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/

Definitions of combustion chamber words

noun combustion chamber an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn 3
noun combustion chamber the chamber in a reciprocating engine between the cylinder head and the piston, in which combustion occurs 3
noun combustion chamber the chamber inside a jet, or rocket, engine in which fuel and air, or an oxidizer, are mixed and burned 3
noun combustion chamber The combustion chamber is the part of an engine in which combustion takes place. 3
noun combustion chamber a chamber, as in an engine or boiler, where combustion occurs. 1
noun combustion chamber An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner. 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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