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ROCKER ARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rocker arm mean?
• ROCKER ARM (noun)
The noun ROCKER ARM has 1 sense:
1. a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
Familiarity information: ROCKER ARM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rocker arm; valve rocker
Hypernyms ("rocker arm" is a kind of...):
lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
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