stratified charge engine
or stratified-charge engine
noun
an internal-combustion engine in which a small charge of a rich fuel mixture is ignited first and used to improve combustion of a larger charge of a lean fuel mixture.
Origin of stratified charge engine
First recorded in 1960–65
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