exhaust system
noun
Simple meaning
System made up of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪɡˈzɔstˈsɪstəm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
automotive
The subsystem of an engine that takes the products of the combustion chamber through a catalytic converter and silencer to the final pipe that releases the gases to the air.
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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (automotive) The subsystem of an engine that takes the products of the combustion chamber through a catalytic converter and silencer to the final pipe that releases the gases to the air.
Used this way, exhaust system is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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