hemi

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(automotive) A motor with hemispherical combustion chambers. A piston engine internal combustion engine with hemispherical piston cylinder heads.

(automotive) A combustion chamber with the hemispherical cylinder head from such an engine.

(automotive) A hemispherical cylinder head from such a motor.

(automotive) A vehicle equipped with such a motor engine.

(by extension) Domed versions of the above that have cylinder heads that are not exactly hemispherical

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Ed Donovan introduces the 417 Donovan hemi, an aluminum copy of the Chrysler Street Rodder, 7/94, p.144. Source: Internet

The pinnacle of this effort was the introduction of the Challenger sports coupe and convertible (Dodge's entry into the "pony car" class ) in 1970, which offered everything from mild economy engines up to the wild race-ready Hemi V8 in the same package. Source: Internet

In hemi isotactic macromolecules every other repeat unit has a random substituent. Source: Internet

Even after returning to NASCAR once the Hemi was reinstated, Richard continued drag racing the 43 JR until early 1966. Source: Internet

A cat named Hemi vanished without a trace in 2011 and reappeared mysteriously last week. Source: Internet

Pound-for-pound, the new HEMI Magnum generates the same muscle per-cubic-inch as its predecessor—and it does so with nearly double the fuel economy and only a fraction of the pollutants. Source: Internet

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