ALL meanings of cylinder head
cyl·in·der head
C c - noun cylinder head the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms 3
- noun cylinder head the closed end, usually detachable, of a cylinder in an internal-combustion engine 3
- noun cylinder head A cylinder head is the part of an engine that closes the upper ends of the cylinders. 3
- noun cylinder head (in a reciprocating engine or pump) a detachable plate or cover on the end opposite to that from which the piston rod or connecting rod projects. 1
- noun cylinder head Used other than as an idiom: see cylinder, head. 0
- noun cylinder head (automotive) A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders. 0