English Explanatory Dictionary

desmodromic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having different controls for its actuation in different directions, especially of an engine valve that is positively closed by a cam and leverage system rather than springs.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɛzməˈdɹəʊmɪk/

Word forms

desmodromic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”) + δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”). By surface analysis, desmo- + drom(o)- + -ic.

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