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Noun: combustion chamber
  1. An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner
    "The combustion chamber in the car engine needed cleaning to improve performance"

Derived forms: combustion chambers

Part of: diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor, heat engine

Encyclopedia: Combustion chamber