hemi

/HH EH1 M IY0/

noun

1
An motor with hemispherical combustion chambers. A piston engine internal combustion engine with hemispherical piston cylinder heads.
2
A combustion chamber with the hemispherical cylinder head from such an engine.
3
A hemispherical cylinder head from such a motor.
4
A vehicle equipped with such a motor engine.
5
(by extension) Domed versions of the above that have cylinder heads that are not exactly hemispherical

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