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Definition of Preignition
1. n. Ignition in an internal-combustion engine while the inlet valve is open or before compression is completed.
Definition of Preignition
1. Noun. The premature detonation of a charge in Four-stroke cycle engines. It is sometimes referred to as ''knocking''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preignition
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preignition
Literary usage of Preignition
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electric Ignition for Combustion Motors by Forrest Robert Jones (1912)
"preignition. 252. This is generally indicated by a sharp snapping sound or ...
There may be very little sound to indicate preignition in a very closely ..."
2. The Gas Engine by Forrest Robert Jones (1909)
"preignition and Sharp Snaps or Heavy Pounding in the Motor. — If the igniter is
not set to give too early ignition, pre- ignition is generally due to either ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1910)
"preignition may also be caused by insufficient cooling of the cylinder, due to
a shortage of cooling water, to portions of the water-jacket becoming filled ..."
4. Ignition, Timing and Valve Setting: A Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of by Thomas Herbert Russell (1909)
"Intermittent preignition is rather more dangerous than persistent ... A frequent
cause of intermittent preignition is a short circuit in the contact breaker ..."
5. The American Cyclopedia of the Automobile; Or, Motor Cars and Motoring Self edited by Thomas Herbert Russell, Charles P. Root (1909)
"Intermittent preignition is rather more dangerous than persistent ... A frequent
cause of intermittent preignition is a short circuit in the contact breaker ..."
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