exhaust catalytic converter system
1exhaust emission control system — A general term for any system that reduces the harmful exhaust emissions of a motor vehicle, including one or all of the following systems: catalytic converter (with or without oxygen sensor air/fuel control), exhaust gas recirculation, secondary …
2exhaust gas purification system — An emission control system for diesel engines, which may consist of an exhaust scrubber, a diesel exhaust filter, and/or a catalytic converter …
3catalytic converter — ► NOUN ▪ a device in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, containing a catalyst for converting pollutant gases into less harmful ones …
4catalytic converter — n. a chemical filter connected to the exhaust system of an automotive vehicle and designed to react with the fumes, so as to reduce air pollution …
5Catalytic converter — A catalytic converter (colloquially, cat or catcon ) is a device used to reduce the toxicity of emissions from an internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to… …
6catalytic converter — A pollution control device found on the exhaust system of all cars since its introduction in 1974 which acts like an afterburner to reburn unburned gas in the tail pipe. It looks like a small muffler and is usually made of stainless steel. It… …
7catalytic converter — an antipollution device in an automotive exhaust system that contains a catalyst for chemically converting some pollutants in the exhaust gases, as carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbons, and oxides of nitrogen, into harmless compounds. [1960 65] …
8catalytic converter — catalytic con verter n a piece of equipment fitted to a car s ↑exhaust system that reduces the amount of poisonous gases the engine sends out …
9catalytic converter — /ˌkætəlɪtɪk kənˈvɜtə/ (say .katuhlitik kuhn vertuh) noun a device installed in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle, usually close to the exhaust manifold, containing a benign substance (usually a precious metal such as platinum or rhodium)… …
10catalytic converter — noun a converter that uses a platinum iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system • Hypernyms: ↑converter, ↑convertor …
