engine misfire
Look at other dictionaries:
Misfire — may refer to: Misfire (Transformers), the Transformers character Misfire (That 70s Show), an episode from That 70s Show Misfiring behavior, in biology An engine misfire, see catalytic converter A song on Queen s album Sheer Heart Attack A… … Wikipedia
misfire — The failure of the fuel charge in one or more engine cylinders to fire or ignite at the proper time. It can be due to poor compression caused by worn or improperly adjusted valves, worn piston rings, a faulty head gasket, or in the case of a two… … Dictionary of automotive terms
misfire — (v.) 1752, of a gun, 1905, of an internal combustion engine; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + FIRE (Cf. fire) (v.). Related: Misfired; misfiring. The noun is attested from 1839 … Etymology dictionary
misfire — ► VERB 1) (of a gun) fail to fire properly. 2) (of an internal combustion engine) fail to ignite the fuel correctly. 3) fail to produce the intended result … English terms dictionary
misfire — [mis fīr′] vi. misfired, misfiring [ MIS 1 + FIRE, v.] 1. to fail to ignite properly or at the right time: said of an internal combustion engine 2. to fail to go off, or be discharged: said of a firearm, missile, etc. 3. to fail to achieve a… … English World dictionary
Engine knocking — Pinging redirects here. For other uses, see Ping (disambiguation). Knocking (also called knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) in spark ignition internal combustion engines occurs when combustion of the air/fuel mixture in the… … Wikipedia
misfire — I UK [mɪsˈfaɪə(r)] / US [mɪsˈfaɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms misfire : present tense I/you/we/they misfire he/she/it misfires present participle misfiring past tense misfired past participle misfired if a gun misfires, the bullet does not… … English dictionary
engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines … Collocations dictionary
misfire — mis|fire1 [ mıs faır ] verb intransitive if a gun misfires, the bullet does not come out a. if an engine misfires, the fuel does not burn in the right way and it does not work smoothly b. if a plan or activity misfires, it goes wrong or does not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misfire — verb ADVERB ▪ badly (esp. BrE) ▪ Unfortunately their plan misfired badly. Misfire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑engine … Collocations dictionary
