internal-combustion starter
1Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
2internal-combustion engine — noun a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine • Syn: ↑ICE • Hypernyms: ↑heat engine • Hyponyms: ↑diesel, ↑diesel engine, ↑ …
3Component parts of internal combustion engines — Internal combustion engines come in a wide variety of types, but have certain family resemblances, and thus share many common types of components. Contents 1 Combustion chambers 2 Ignition system 2.1 Spark 2.2 Compression …
4Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system …
5starter — [stärt′ər] n. a person or thing that starts; specif., a) the first in a series b) a person or animal that starts in a race or game c) a person who gives the signal to start, as in a race d) a person who supervises the departure of commercial… …
6Starter solenoid — A starter solenoid (or starter relay) is the part of an automobile which relays a large electric current to the starter motor, which in turn sets the engine in motion.OperationThe starter solenoid receives a large electric current from the car… …
7Starter ring gear — A starter ring gear, sometimes called a starter ring or ring gear, is a medium carbon steel ring with teeth that is fitted on the periphery of a flexplate or flywheel of an internal combustion engine, mostly for automotive applications.The teeth… …
8starter — Self starter Self start er, n. A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without… …
9starter — /stahr teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that starts. 2. a person who gives the signal to begin, as for a race, the running of a train, bus, elevator, etc. 3. a device that starts an internal combustion engine without a need for cranking by hand. 4 …
10starter — I. noun Date: 1622 1. a person who initiates or sets going: as a. an official who gives the signal to begin a race b. one who dispatches vehicles 2. a. one that engages in a competition; especially a member of a starting lineup b. one that begins …
