CYLINDER HEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cylinder head mean? 

• CYLINDER HEAD (noun)
  The noun CYLINDER HEAD has 1 sense:

1. a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

  Familiarity information: CYLINDER HEAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYLINDER HEAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cylinder head" is a kind of...):

plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)