definitions

stratified charge engine

or stratified-charge engine

noun

an internal-combustion engine in which a small charge of a rich fuel mixture is ignited first and used to improve combustion of a larger charge of a lean fuel mixture.

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Nearby words

straticulate, straticulation, stratification, stratificational grammar, stratified, stratified charge engine, stratified epithelium, stratified random sample, stratified sample, stratiform, stratiformis

Origin of stratified charge engine

First recorded in 1960–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019