Associations to the word «Poppet»
Noun
- Valve
- Piston
- Exhaust
- Cam
- Cylinder
- Rotary
- Pegasus
- Gear
- Sleeve
- Rocker
- Doll
- Engine
- Intake
- Locomotive
- Inlet
- Kw
- Hp
- Slide
- Plug
- Marker
- Herb
- Stroke
- Timing
- Gasoline
- Pin
- Sodium
- Shaft
- Fuel
- Bristol
- Bolt
- Shelf
- Pressure
- Mess
- Admission
- Mixture
- Gas
- Fury
- Output
- Stem
- Cycle
- Witch
- Pot
- Ram
- Efficiency
- Port
- Head
- Nurse
- Type
- Design
- Spring
- Flow
- Ann
- Speed
- Open
- Beat
- Oil
- Knight
- Ring
- Six
- Up
- Elizabeth
- Dog
- Four
- Leg
- Advantage
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
POPPET, noun. (informal) An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
POPPET, noun. (informal) A young woman or girl.
POPPET, noun. The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
POPPET, noun. A figurine or image of idolatry.
POPPET, noun. A doll made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
POPPET, noun. (nautical) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
POPPET, noun. (engineering) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
POPPET VALVE, noun. (mechanics) A valve (as in an internal combustion engine) which consists of a sliding shaft with a disk on the end (the disk being shaped to alternately plug and unplug a matching port) and which is operated by springs and possibly cams interacting with the shaft.
Dictionary definition
POPPET, noun. A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines.
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