单词 | l-shaped |
释义 | > as lemmasL-shaped attributive and in other combinations, as L-shaped adj.; L desk n. a reading-desk of which the ground plan is of the form of the letter L. L-head adj., L-headed adj. applied to (a reciprocating internal combustion engine having) L-shaped combustion chambers, in which the valves are situated in a side arm. ΚΠ 1874 J. T. Micklethwaite Mod. Parish Churches ix. 57 That glorious compromise called an L desk. 1882 Macmillan's Mag. 46 332/2 It is..an L-shaped room. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 347 An L-shaped pad. 1916 L. Mantell Man. Motor Mech. iii. 17 One of the most frequent errors made by designers is in attempting to obtain high compression in an L-headed engine with a short stroke. 1920 Sci. Amer. 3 Jan. 6/3 The intake manifold of several power plants, both on overhead-valve and L-head types of engine, is cast entirely within the detachable cylinder head. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 37/2 The..Vee Renault of 1912,..the..Vee RAF of 1913–14, and the..Vee RAF 4a, all of which had cast-iron L-headed cylinders. 1946 R. F. Kuns in Kuns & Plumridge Automobile Engines iv. 60 L-head engines are quiet in operation and are long lived. 1946 R. F. Kuns in Kuns & Plumridge Automobile Engines iv. 60 The L-head or, as the English call it, the side-valve engine. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 98 Their cylinders were L-headed and cast in pairs. < as lemmas |
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