How do you use Camshaft in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like shaft, plus the exact meaning.
Camshaft meaning
A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
Synonyms of Camshaft
Using Camshaft
- The main meaning on this page is: A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.
- Useful related words include: rotating shaft, shaft.
- In the example corpus, camshaft often appears in combinations such as: the camshaft, overhead camshaft, camshaft in.
Context around Camshaft
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Camshaft
- In this selection, "camshaft" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, automotive, overhead, single, market, replacement and profiles stand out and add context to how "camshaft" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the automotive camshaft market is and a central camshaft in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "camshaft" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with camshaft
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The hydraulic lifters ride along the camshaft. (7 words)
The poppet valves are controlled by the rotating camshaft at the top. (12 words)
This new engine had a modern overhead camshaft design, but was never used in Fiat cars. (16 words)
It was reputed that the acquisition was mainly to gain access to Glas' development of the timing belt with an overhead camshaft in automotive applications, Toronto Star 3 July 2004 although some saw Glas' Dingolfing plant as another incentive. (39 words)
With high-performance camshaft timing, exhaust valves in different cylinders can be open at the same time, overlapping at the end of the power stroke in one cylinder and the end of exhaust stroke in another. (36 words)
Factors including late intake valve closure (relatively speaking for camshaft profiles outside of typical production-car range, but not necessarily into the realm of competition engines) can produce a misleadingly low figure from this test. (35 words)
Example sentences (15)
RepairPal estimates the yearly cost of repairs to be around $788, with the most costly repair being a camshaft replacement for as much as $1,755.
The hydraulic lifters ride along the camshaft.
The Automotive Camshaft Market is segmented on the lines of Type, Sales Type, Vehicle Type and Regional Analysis.
The Automotive Camshaft Market is mainly driven by increasing demand for passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the emerging economies of the world.
Early aero engines In 1909 Renault pioneered aero V12s with a 60 degree air-cooled engine with individual finned cylinders and F-head valve arrangement, driven by single camshaft in the crankcase.
Factors including late intake valve closure (relatively speaking for camshaft profiles outside of typical production-car range, but not necessarily into the realm of competition engines) can produce a misleadingly low figure from this test.
For use in the 356, they designed new cylinder heads, camshaft, crankshaft, intake and exhaust manifolds and used dual carburetors to more than double the VW's horsepower.
Inlet and exhaust valves were operated by a central camshaft in the V. Valve clearance was set by grinding the relevant parts, the engine lacking any easy means of adjustment.
In this system the injector and the pump are combined into one unit positioned over each cylinder controlled by the camshaft.
It was reputed that the acquisition was mainly to gain access to Glas' development of the timing belt with an overhead camshaft in automotive applications, Toronto Star 3 July 2004 although some saw Glas' Dingolfing plant as another incentive.
The injection pump was driven off a toothed belt at the front of the engine (together with the camshaft), a change compared with the older diesels.
The nozzle opening was closed by a pin valve lifted by the camshaft to initiate the fuel injection before top dead centre ( TDC ).
The poppet valves are controlled by the rotating camshaft at the top.
This new engine had a modern overhead camshaft design, but was never used in Fiat cars.
With high-performance camshaft timing, exhaust valves in different cylinders can be open at the same time, overlapping at the end of the power stroke in one cylinder and the end of exhaust stroke in another.
Common combinations with camshaft
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: