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preignition

noun

Meaning

  1. The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

postinjection(English)hard start(English)prechamber(English)preburner(English)primer(English)predetonation(English)push-start(English)preadmission(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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