ANTI-BACKFIRE VALVE

Meaning of ANTI-BACKFIRE VALVE in English

Valve used in air injection reaction ( exhaust emission control ) system to prevent backfiring during the period immediately following sudden deceleration by diverting the air coming from the air pump away from the exhaust ports. Otherwise the exhaust gases which contain unburned gasoline could mix with fresh air and cause unwanted backfiring.

English dictionary of automotive terms. Английский словарь автомобильных терминов. 2012

ANTI — anti- prefixo [used with nouns and adjectives; also: in combination with substantival and adjectival suffixes] anti-
Interlingua English vocab
BACKFIRE — butobuto;sumbalik
English-Visayan vocabulary
BACKFIRE — I. noun Date: 1839 a fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area, a loud noise caused …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Английский словарь Британика
ANTI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs American Anti Slavery Society Anti Comintern Pact Anti Corn Law …
Английский словарь Британика
BACKFIRE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: back (III) + fire 1. a. : a fire started counter to an advancing forest or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTI- — I. in pronunciations below, | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ . |anˌtī or |an_tē or |antə̇ (-tə̇ occurring chiefly before consonants ) or |aan- or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTI — I. ˈanˌtī, -_tē, ˈaan-, ˈain- noun ( -s ) Etymology: anti- (I) : one who is opposed (as to a …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — /bak"fuyeur'/ , v. , backfired, backfiring , n. v.i. 1. (of an internal-combustion engine) to have a loud, premature explosion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTI- — a prefix meaning "against," "opposite of," "antiparticle of," used in the formation of compound words ( anticline ); used freely …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANTI — /an"tuy, an"tee/ , n. , pl. antis . a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, …
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VALVE — v. set a valve, regulate the flow of liquid by providing a valve
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACKFIRE — v. ignite prematurely (of an internal-combustion engine); cause or receive undesired results
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACKFIRE — n. premature ignition of fuel causing a small explosion (in an internal-combustion engine); plan that doesn't develop or turn out …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACKFIRE — I. -ˌfī(-ə)r noun Date: 1839 1. : a fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTI — I. ˈan-ˌtī, ˈan-tē noun ( plural antis ) Etymology: anti- Date: 1788 : one that is opposed II. adjective Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTI- — ˌan-ti before consonsants prefix or ant- or anth- Etymology: anti- from Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin, …
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Webster English vocab
BACKFIRE — [ bak'fʌɪə ] ■ verb 1》 (of a vehicle or its engine) undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACKFIRE — [back.fire] n (1839) 1: a fire started to check an advancing fire by clearing an area 2: a loud noise …
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ANTI-
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANTI — [an.ti] n, pl antis [anti-] (1788): one that is opposed [2]anti adj (1857): opposed [3]anti prep (1953): opposed to: against
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Britannica English vocabulary
BACKFIRE — I backfire noun BrE AmE ˈbæk ˌfa ɪ ‿ə AmE -ˌfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ backfire|s z II backfire verb BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANTI — anti BrE AmE ˈænt i AmE \ ˈæn t̬ i ˈænt aɪ ▷ anti|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — / ˌbækˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / verb [ v ] 1. backfire (on sb) to have the opposite effect to the one …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTI- — / ˈænti; NAmE / prefix (in nouns and adjectives) 1. opposed to; against : anti-tank weapons antisocial —compare pro- 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTI — / ˈænti; NAmE / preposition ( informal ) if sb is anti sb/sth, they do not like or agree with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — back ‧ fire /ˌbækˈfaɪə $ ˈbækfaɪr/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . if a plan or action backfires, it has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANTI- — anti- /æntɪ $ æntɪ, æntaɪ/ AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , from Greek , from anti …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACKFIRE — v. & n. --v.intr. 1 undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion engine. 2 (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTI- — prefix (also ant- before a vowel or h) forming nouns and adjectives meaning: 1 opposed to; against (antivivisectionism). 2 preventing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANTI — prep. & n. --prep. (also absol.) opposed to (is anti everything; seems to be rather anti). --n. (pl. antis) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACKFIRE — v. & n. v.intr. 1 undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion engine. 2 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANTI — prep. & n. prep. (also absol.) opposed to (is anti everything; seems to be rather anti). n. (pl. antis) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — v. & n. --v.intr. 1. undergo a mistimed explosion in the cylinder or exhaust of an internal-combustion engine. 2 (of …
Oxford English vocab
ANTI — prep. & n. --prep. (also absol.) opposed to (is anti everything; seems to be rather anti). --n. (pl. antis) a …
Oxford English vocab
VALVE — ( valves) 1. A valve is a device attached to a pipe or a tube which controls the flow of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — ( backfires, backfiring, backfired) 1. If a plan or project backfires , it has the opposite result to the one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTI- — 1. Anti- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something that is opposed to a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANTI — ( antis) 1. You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — (~s, backfiring, ~d) 1. If a plan or project ~s, it has the opposite result to the one that was …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANTI- — 1. Anti- is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe someone or something that is opposed to a particular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VALVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES safety valve ▪ Being able to express emotion is a healthy safety valve for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKFIRE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His plan to get attention backfired, and instead of being promoted he lost his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANTI- — prefix EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ anti-American feelings ▪ Anti-American sentiment remains high in the region. ▪ Anti-war demonstrators gathered …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VALVE — [noun] [C] - a device which allows air or liquid to enter, or be prevented from entering, a container, or …
Cambridge English vocab
BACKFIRE — (MAKE NOISE) [verb] [I] - (of an engine) to make a loud noise as a result of fuel burning too …
Cambridge English vocab
ANTI — [adjective], preposition, [noun] [C] [plural:] antis informalWe've received a lot of anti letters about (= letters opposing) that newspaper article.Just …
Cambridge English vocab
ANTI — n. nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs American Anti Slavery Society Anti Comintern Pact Anti Corn Law League Anti Federalists Anti Lebanon …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VALVE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKFIRE — Synonyms and related words : backlash, backlashing, balefire, bang, beacon, beacon fire, blast, blaze, blow out, blow up, blowout, blowup, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKFIRE — {v.} To misfire; to have a reverse effect from what was intended. * /Mimi's gossip about the Head of the …
Slang English vocab
BACKFIRE — n. Function: verb to have the reverse of the desired effect FF1C; the new policy backfired disastrously FF1E; Synonyms: backlash, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BACKFIRE — verb to have the reverse of the desired effect the new policy backfired disastrously Synonyms: backlash, boomerang, bounce (back), kick …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
VALVE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ safety ▪ shut-off ▪ non-return , one-way ▪ exhaust , inlet ▪ drain , pressure-relief ▪ fuel …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BACKFIRE — verb ADVERB ▪ badly , spectacularly , totally ▪ ultimately ▪ He pretended to be sick, a ploy which ultimately …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANTI — [Egyptian] An Egyptian guardian deity, the god of ferrymen. Anti was portrayed as a falcon, or with a falcon's head.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
VALVE — A device used to either open or close an opening to allow or prevent the flow of a liquid or …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
BACKFIRE — Passage of unburned fuel mixture into the exhaust system where it is ignited and causes an explosion (backfire) prematurely. 2. …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACKFIRE — обратная вспышка backfire in the carburetor ≈ взрыв в карбюраторе n 1) тех. обратная вспышка; 2) встречный огонь (как средство …
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English Dictionary of Automotive Terms

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