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preignition en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Latin ignītiōlbor. English ignition English preignition From pre- + ignition.

Meanings

  1. The premature detonation of a fuel charge in Four-stroke cycle engines.

Forms

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Synonyms

pinking · knocking · pinging

Translations (4)

fi aikainen sytytys (premature detonation in four-stroke cycle engines) · el προανάφλεξη (premature detonation in four-stroke cycle engines) · fr autoallumage (premature detonation in four-stroke cycle engines) · it preaccensione (premature detonation in four-stroke cycle engines)