Phrase guide

cylinder head

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cylinder, head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A part of an internal combustion engine, usually made as a removable piece, that closes one end of the engine's cylinders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: plate

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽缸蓋 /汽缸盖 (qìgānggài) — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Dutch: cilinderkop — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Estonian: plokikaas — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Finnish: sylinterinkansi — part of an internal combustion engine
  • French: culasse — part of an internal combustion engine
  • German: Zylinderkopf — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Italian: testata — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Khmer: ក្បាលស៊ីឡាំង (kbaal-siilang) — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Māori: papataupoki — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Norwegian: topplokk — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Romanian: chiulasă — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Russian: голо́вка цили́ндра (golóvka cilíndra) — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Russian: кры́шка цили́ндра (krýška cilíndra) — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Spanish: culata — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Swedish: topplock — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Swedish: cylinderlock — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Swedish: cylinderhuvud — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Vietnamese: nắp quy lát — part of an internal combustion engine
  • Vietnamese: nắp láp — part of an internal combustion engine