engine knock
nounDefinitions
a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel…
a rattling, pinging, or tapping sound caused by improper combustion, where the air-fuel mixture ignites spontaneously in the cylinders before the spark plug fires, or in multiple spots simultaneously
- Once leaded fuel solved the problem of engine knock, cars quickly displaced horses and motorised transportation took over the world.
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No curated loop yet for engine knock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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