cylinder block
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlɪndər blɒk/
- Specialized
:
bloque de cilindro
- To improve performance, the team decided to install a lighter cylinder block made from aluminum.
- a four-cylinder block
Examples
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Somebody gonna drop a cylinder block on your ass!
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I manage, with what little leverage I have, to turn slightly as I fall, and it lands to my right, one of the frame bars and the cylinder block on my arm, then rolls off.
Fiction book (1994) -
James: the ICE in the Volt is a hollow-frame iron cylinder block with thin wall casting.
Blog text (21) -
Compared to the Gen 4 engine, the Gen 5's cylinder block casting is all-new, but based on the same basic architecture.
Blog text (34) -
The mechanic showed me the cracked cylinder block that needed replacement in the engine.
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An efficient cylinder block design can help reduce engine overheating during long drives.
Synonyms
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A metal part of an engine that holds the cylinders and channels for cooling
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun is transparently compositional: a 'cylinder block' is literally a block that contains cylinders, which a learner who knows 'cylinder' (a chamber for a piston) and 'block' (a solid unit) can infer. Although technical, the compound follows a regular noun–noun naming pattern common across languages, so its meaning is derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Cylinder block is a very literal compound: it names a solid metal block that has the engine's cylinders built into it, like one heavy piece with round holes for the pistons. So, it means the main metal part that holds the cylinders in an engine.