Definition of Intake manifold

1. Noun. A manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine.

Group relationships: Fuel System
Generic synonyms: Manifold

Definition of Intake manifold

1. Noun. Part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinder. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intake Manifold

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intagliated
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intaglio printing
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intaglios
intai-zumo
intail
intailed
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intailment
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intake
intake manifold (current term)
intake manifolds
intake silencer
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intake valve
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intangibilities
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Literary usage of Intake manifold

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Motor Vehicle Engineering; Engines (for Automobiles, Trucks, and Tractors) by Ethelbert Favary (1920)
"In the design of the intake manifold there are two chief considerations : first, each cylinder should receive the same quantity of charge; and secondly, ..."

2. Motor Vehicle Engineering; Engines (for Automobiles, Trucks, and Tractors) by Ethelbert Favary (1920)
"In the design of the intake manifold there are two chief considerations : first, each cylinder should receive the same quantity of charge; and secondly, ..."

3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"If intake manifold is heated with water, the temperature is not so liable to cause overheating, as the temperature seldom goes above 170 to 200 degrees, ..."

4. Motor Vehicle Engineering: Engines (for Automobiles, Trucks and Tractors) by Ethelbert Favary (1919)
"The gas velocity in the manifold depends upon the engine speed, and upon the area of the intake manifold. It is the variable engine speed which makes the ..."

5. Handbook of Carburetion by Arthur Benjamin Browne (1915)
"The design of the intake manifold and its effect on the physical characteristics of the charge, therefore, become an essential part of the problem of ..."

6. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... Affects Power—The Diesel System—intake manifold Constructor Compensating for Varying Atmospheric Conditions—Disposition Exhaust and Gases—Exhaust ..."

7. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Operation and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... Devices—How High Altitude Affects Power—The Diesel System—intake manifold Construction— Compensating for Varying Atmospheric Conditions—Disposition of ..."

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