NOUN | artifact | engine block, cylinder block, block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine |
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Meaning | A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. | |
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Synonyms | cylinder block, block | |
Part of | internal-combustion engine, ICE | A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace |
reciprocating engine | An internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders | |
Parts | cylinder, piston chamber | A chamber within which piston moves |
Broader | cast, casting | object formed by a mold |
Spanish | bloque | |
Catalan | bloc del motor |
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