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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAD CENTRE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAD CENTRE

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Dead centre is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEAD CENTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dead centre

In a reciprocating engine, the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the crankshaft. The former is known as top dead centre while the latter is known as bottom dead centre. More generally, the dead centre is any position of a crank where the applied force is straight along its axis, meaning no turning force can be applied. Many sorts of machines are crank driven, including unicycles, bicycles, tricycles, various types of machine presses, gasoline engines, diesel engines, steam locomotives, and other steam engines. Crank-driven machines rely on the energy stored in a flywheel to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in the case of multi-cylinder engines, so that dead centres can never exist on all cranks at the same time. A steam locomotive is an example of the latter, the connecting rods being arranged such that the dead centre for each cylinder occurs out of phase with the other one cylinders.

Definition of dead centre in the English dictionary

The definition of dead centre in the dictionary is the exact top or bottom of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump. Other definition of dead centre is a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAD CENTRE

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Dead Heart
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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAD CENTRE

business centre
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centre
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conference centre
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drop-in centre
fitness centre
garden centre
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rencontre
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right-of-centre
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Synonyms and antonyms of dead centre in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dead centre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAD CENTRE

Find out the translation of dead centre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dead centre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dead centre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punto muerto
570 millions of speakers

English

dead centre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृत केंद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مركز ميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мертвой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponto morto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত কেন্দ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

point mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mati pusat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totpunkt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死点
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati tengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tử điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்த மையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत केंद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölü Merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punto morto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kieł
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мертвої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punctul mort
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dood sentrum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödpunkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødpunkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dead centre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD CENTRE»

The term «dead centre» is regularly used and occupies the 83.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dead centre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAD CENTRE»

Discover the use of dead centre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dead centre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dead Centre: (Nick Stone Book 14)
Dead Centre takes you to the reality behind the headlines, into the poorest and most violent country on the planet, a place that no sane person would choose to be. Andy McNab has been there, seen it, done it.
Andy McNab, 2011
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Dead Centre
While the media immediately suspected his girlfriend, two years on police arrested another man, Bradley Murdoch.In DEAD CENTRE, bestselling true crime author Robin Bowles tells the story behind the headlines of this mystery and its cast of ...
Robin Bowles, 2005
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Dead Centre: Hope, Possibility, and Unity for Canadian ...
Author of Dead Centre, Jamey Heath, watched the left fracture before his eyes when he was the NDP’s lead strategist from 2003 to 2006. In his book Jamey calls to account the leading lights of the left.
Jamey Heath, 2008
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Dead Centre
Pretty young university students Rose and Poppy Matheson are keen golfers.
Claire Lorrimer, 2014
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Dead Centre
It is 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and London is in turmoil, particularly at the dead centre, Trafalgar Square.
Joan Lock, 2009
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How to Build & Power Tune Distributor-Type Ignition Systems: ...
35 degree before top dead centre points, the distances from the top of the cylinders are from 0.280in/7.1mm to 0.450in/11.5mm, and this most definitely shows the basic trend for all engines. Most standard production engines will start easily ...
Des Hammill, 2009
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Dead Centre: The Inside Story of the Peter Falconio Mystery
When British tourist Peter Falconio vanished at night in the Outback in 2001, it made front-page news around the world and ignited a massive police hunt.
Robin Bowles, 2011
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How to Power Tune Jaguar XK 3.4, 3.8 & 4.2 Litre Engines
The probe of the dead stop contacts the piston crown and prevents it from reaching top dead centre (TDC). is rotated clockwise only and, when maximum upwards piston travel is first registered on the dial, crank rotation is immediately stopped: ...
Des Hammill, 2005
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Mechanical Sciences (for Second Semester)
Nag. ).3 ENGINE TERMINOLOGY The basic components of a reciprocating engine are shown in Fig. 9. 1 . The piston reciprocates in the cylinder between two fixed positions called the top dead centre (TDC) and the bottom dead centre ( BDC).
Nag
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Numerical Simulation of a Direct Injection Spark Ignition ...
Shalabh Srivastava. LIST OF SYMBOLS Symbol/Abbreviation Description (page, figure or table of first reference) CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The demand for petroleum based fuels like xiii. ATDC After Top Dead Centre (29) BBDC Before ...
Shalabh Srivastava, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAD CENTRE»

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Abraham Ancer wins Nova Scotia Open, beating Bronson Burgoon …
It was right-edge and I smoked it dead centre," Ancer said. "I've been waiting for this moment for a while. To win out here is tough. I don't think ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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We have a 'show tunes' government, with an arts policy to match
Dead Centre by Tom Holloway and Sea Wall by Simon Stephens directed by Julian Meyrick will run at Red Stitch Theatre from July 17 to ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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Man Dressed As Undertaker Paddles Coffin Across A Fog Covered …
“The Lost Undertaker has been spied on Lake Burly Griffin, on a grave undertaking at the political dead centre of Australia, looking for a ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Does the future of Arena Manawatu involve a cover?
Speedway is seemingly locked in to the Oval, the only such track located in the dead centre of a city anywhere in the country. Everyone knows ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
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Celebrations to mark 800th anniversary of Waterford city begin
... of developing and tracing the city's past through the ages remains focused on the Viking Triangle. “We call it the dead centre of Waterford.”. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Rundle: through a stone glass darkly, a labyrinth of humanity
There was close to the dead centre of Turkey now, Asia Minor as has been, countless names before that, known and lost, there would have ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
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Portugal vs. Sweden: Live Score, Highlights from 2015 UEFA Euro …
Thelin slams it into the roof of the net, dead centre. [2-1]. 2:23 PM Tue, Jun 30. GOAL! Paciencia rolls it calmly to the 'keeper's right. Into the ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
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New Neely G Festival to feature Stephen Fearing, Ennis and more
"It's in Long Creek, just about dead centre from Moncton, Fredericton and Saint John, it's a great spot," says Gillcrist. "We bought a piece of land ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer RA Dickey not getting as many calls …
The first pitch called a ball crossed the plate at 3.62 feet off the ground and nearly dead centre on the plate. — Guy Spurrier, National Post. «National Post, Jun 15»
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Dead Centre and Sea Wall
Dead Centre, by award-winning playwright Tom Holloway, tells the story of Helen, who, inspired by a Foster's ad, books a ticket Australia one ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

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