Definitions of "Hemi"

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 1/13/06, Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
>
> I am interested in being pointed to any definitions, in dictionaries or
> other glossaries in print or on the web, for the term "Hemi" referring to
> an automotive engine.

Googling on <hemi "hemispherical combustion chamber|chambers"> will
pull up any number of definitions. (Same with Google Book Search and
Amazon Search Inside The Book.)


--Ben Zimmer