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inlet manifold

inlet manifold

7.5
A part of an engine that sends air and sometimes fuel to the cylinders
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Regular maintenance of the inlet manifold ensures optimal airflow and enhances the overall efficiency of the vehicle's engine.

Examples

  • The engineer designed a new inlet manifold to improve the performance of the engine by delivering the air-fuel mixture more efficiently.

  • Therefore, engineers at Chrysler Corp. of Highland Park, Mich., used stereolithography to build about a dozen slightly different inlet manifold models, tested their airflow in the lab, and chose to manufacture the most effective design.

    Academic text (1995)

  • A properly functioning inlet manifold is crucial for the engine's power output and fuel efficiency.

Synonyms

manifold
vsinlet manifold
  • Specialized
17 7.7

A pipe with several outlets that collects and sends liquids

is narrower, limited to engine intake routing to cylinder ports
intake manifold
vsinlet manifold
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A part of an engine that sends air or a mix of air and fuel to the cylinders

is specific to feeding intake ports rather than general cylinder supply

Surface Forms

inlet manifold singular
inlet manifolds plural

Morphology

inlet + manifold

Both constituents contribute directly to the meaning: 'inlet' = an opening allowing fluid into a device and 'manifold' = a pipe or chamber with several outlets/inlets, so together they denote a manifold that serves as an inlet to distribute air/fuel. Although the term is technical, this noun-noun composition is fully compositional and follows common cross-linguistic compound patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the overall meaning.

Etymology

Inlet manifold is named for its job: inlet means where something comes in and a manifold is a main pipe or chamber that sends that flow to many places. Think of a single pipe that 'feeds' air and fuel to each cylinder, so the name shows it distributes the air and fuel to the engine.