INTAKE MANIFOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intake manifold mean? 

• INTAKE MANIFOLD (noun)
  The noun INTAKE MANIFOLD has 1 sense:

1. a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine

  Familiarity information: INTAKE MANIFOLD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTAKE MANIFOLD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("intake manifold" is a kind of...):

manifold (a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes)

Holonyms ("intake manifold" is a part of...):

fuel system (equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)