NOUN | artifact | exhaust system, exhaust | system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
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Meaning | System consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged. | |
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Synonym | exhaust | |
Part of | automobile engine | The engine that propels an automobile |
Parts | exhaust manifold | A manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe |
exhaust pipe | A pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler | |
exhaust valve | A valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold | |
silencer, muffler | A tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise | |
tailpipe | A pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car | |
Broader | system | instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity |
Spanish | sistema de escape | |
Catalan | tub d'escapament |
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