ALL meanings of combustion chamber
com·bus·tion cham·ber
C c - 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