cylinder head


noun

(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.

Origin of cylinder head

First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for cylinder head

cylinder head

noun

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 Sometimes shortened to: head