cam engine

collocation in English

meaningsofcamandengine

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cam
noun[C]
uk
/kæm/us
/kæm/
a camera, especially a small digital camera placed somewhere in order to record what ...
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engine
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.dʒɪn/us
/ˈen.dʒɪn/
a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to ...
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(Definition ofcamandenginefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was partly because of its efficient 49 cc four-stroke over headcamenginewith semi-automatic transmission.
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A similar idea was the swashplate engine, an axial form ofcamengine.
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In addition, a rollercamenginewas added in 1987 to prevent excessive wear to the cam.
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There was also a promised version with a double overheadcamengine.
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An in-blockcamengineincludes the camshaft, timing gear, and any balance shafts.
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The use of rocker arms and valve lash adjusters eliminated the need for valve clearance maintenance, a world first for any twincamengine.
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It has a 750 cc four-stroke, four-cylinder, air-cooled, naturally aspirated dual overheadcamenginewith a bore of 65 mm and stroke of 56.4 mm.
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It had a wheelbase of 93in cm, a track of 61 (front) and 63 (rear), and a weight of 822lb kg with twincamengine.
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It had a 997 cc four-cylinder, 16-valve, twincamengine.
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This pushrod engine includes variable valve timing, a first in a mass-produced non-overheadcamengine.
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A variety of thecamengine, the swashplate engine (also the closely related wobble-plate engine), was briefly popular.
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This is however a pistonless rotary engine without being acamengine.
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It had a wheelbase of 93in cm, a track of 61 (front) and 63 (rear), and a weight of 800lb kg (including the twincamengine).
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Although the forces in acamengineare often greater and the frictional losses are high, they can also allow the use of larger bearing surfaces than a conventional crankshaft.
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The second is used for overhead cam engines, and uses a pair of locked-together rocker arms that are employed for each valve.
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Although roller rockers are used in both pushrod and overhead cam engines, roller rockers for pushrod and overhead cam engines are considerably different in design.
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