combustion chamber

noun

: a closed space inside an engine in which fuel is burned

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Rather, the heat of the combustion chamber caused a layer of liquid to form on the surface of the solid pentane. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2014 The process begins when air and fuel are drawn into the combustion chamber. Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Chemical Smell Chemical scents can be produced when the heat exchanger is not properly cycling heat from the combustion chamber into the plenum. Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025 If nitromethane goes into the combustion chamber and doesn’t ignite, liquid fuel has no place to go, and the engine will explode, ejecting shrapnel and engulfing a car and its driver in flames. Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for combustion chamber

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of combustion chamber was in 1853

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“Combustion chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustion%20chamber. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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