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OVERHEAD VALVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Most automotive engines have the valves in the cylinder head. These are called overhead valve.

OBS

overhead valve: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
CONT

[Les] soupapes en tête [...] se trouvent [...] sur la culasse et [...] règlent l'échange des gaz au-dessus de la tête du piston.

OBS

soupape en tête : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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