flathead

See also: Flathead

English

Etymology

flat +‎ head

Noun

flathead (plural flatheads or flathead)

Any fish in the Platycephalidae family.
(US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
(plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
(plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.

Derived terms

Translations

fish

Finnish: lättäsimppu
Japanese: 鯒 (ja) (kochi)

Navajo: tsiiʼnteelí
Tagalog: lubalob, isdambuwaya

flathead catfish — see flathead catfish

type of screw

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: uppokantaruuvi (fi) (screw); uppokantapultti (bolt)

type of engine

Finnish: sivuventtiilimoottori

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} zuccone (it)

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