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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUR-CYCLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUR-CYCLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Four-Cycle is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOUR-CYCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

four-cycle

Four-stroke engine

A four-stroke engine is an internal combustion engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes which comprise a single thermodynamic cycle. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either direction. The four separate strokes are termed: ▪ INTAKE: this stroke of the piston begins at top dead center. The piston descends from the top of the cylinder to the bottom of the cylinder, increasing the volume of the cylinder. A mixture of fuel and air is forced by atmospheric pressure into the cylinder through the intake port. ▪ COMPRESSION: with both intake and exhaust valves closed, the piston returns to the top of the cylinder compressing the air or fuel-air mixture into the cylinder head. ▪ POWER: this is the start of the second revolution of the cycle. While the piston is close to Top Dead Centre, the compressed air–fuel mixture in a gasoline engine is ignited, by a spark plug in gasoline engines, or which ignites due to the heat generated by compression in a diesel engine. The resulting pressure from the combustion of the compressed fuel-air mixture forces the piston back down toward bottom dead centre.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUR-CYCLE

four-by-four
four-by-two
four-colour
four-deal bridge
four-dimensional
four-door
four-engined
four-eyed
four-eyed fish
four-eyes
four-flush
four-flusher
four-footed
four-four
four-four time
Four-H club
four-handed
four-in-hand
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUR-CYCLE

bicycle
business cycle
cell cycle
cycle
freecycle
heterocycle
life cycle
menstrual cycle
monocycle
motorcycle
nitrogen cycle
racing bicycle
recycle
song cycle
stationary bicycle
tricycle
two-cycle
unicycle
upcycle
vicious cycle
water cycle

Synonyms and antonyms of four-cycle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «four-cycle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUR-CYCLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

四冲程
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de cuatro tiempos
570 millions of speakers

English

four-cycle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चार चक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أربعة دورة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четырехтактный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quatro - ciclo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার চক্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à quatre temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empat kitaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Viertakt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

4サイクルの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

4 행정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siklus papat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốn kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு சுழற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार-चक्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dört zamanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quattro tempi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cykl czterech
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотиритактний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în patru timpi,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τετράχρονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vier- siklus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyra - cykel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fire- syklus
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about four-cycle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUR-CYCLE»

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Popular Mechanics
The ignition (power) stroke occurs during every revolution of the crankshaft. Four- cycle engines accomplish intake, compression, ignition and exhaust in four piston strokes. If you're not very well acquainted with small engines, here's how to tell ...
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MotorBoating
The evidence was strongly in favor of the four cycle-a conclusion shared by an overwhelming maiority of builders of high speed gasoline and Diesel engines —- then and now! All Illlll SEND FOR THIS FREE FOLDER A simple, non-teclmical ...
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MotorBoating
Notwithstanding the fact that the two cycle motor seemingly is much more simple in construction and design than the four cycle type, they have several points in common where far greater accuracy is demanded in the two cycle motor, namely  ...
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The Michigan Technic
made to apply compression to two-cycle engines. Very few foresaw the real value of the four-cycle. In comparison with the steam or the Lenoir engine there was a tendency to consider Otto's "half acting cycle" as a retrogression. And the ...
‎1912
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MotorBoating
When four distinct strokes of the piston are required for the completion of the cycle, the engine is called a four-stroke cycle, or simply four-cycle, engine. This is the engine in which separate exhaust and inlet valves are employed, as previously ...
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Karting
FOUR-CYCLE. 101. Overview. This section will focus on the basics of four-cycle kart racing engines. The engines all have one thing in common: each is based on a mass-production utility or commercial unit. These utility engines are designed ...
Jeff Grist Memo Gidley
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MotorBoating
Piston displacement per cylinder necessary for one horsepower in the average four-cycle motor. Illustrations are the actual size of cylinder necessary to give this amount of power per cylinder in engines of from I to 4 cylinders. Chart showing ...
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Classic American Runabouts: Wood Boats 1915-1965
Gray Model 4-43 Type: L head, vertical, four cycle Four-cylinder: bore 3-3/8 inches, stroke 1/4 inches Piston displacement: 152.08 ci Compression ratio: 4.2:1 Brake horsepower: 45 Electrical system: 6-volt. Auto-Lite Carburetor: Tillotson ...
Philip B. Ballantyne, 2005
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MotorBoating
Spar/r Plug ' \ ln/ef f/r/h Chambq'r P13 fan Rl'ngs P/s fan _ Wr/sf Pm Va/vc' .Sfem briake Nan/fly/d lrrfalie for I I, C fibula/er Canned/115' li'oa' Hand f/o/e P/a/PS fa Crank Case A cross-sectional drawing of a typical four-cycle T-head gasoline ...
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Classic Motor Boats (1907): Design, Construction, Operation
the same general conditions, the four-cycle type is found to be somewhat more economical in operation than the two-cycle. This means more power per cubic foot of gas, or per pound or gallon of fuel. This superiority is due primarily to the ...
F. Durand, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUR-CYCLE»

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Shop Talk: Surfing the new digital channels
C&E: Was the Left's four-cycle digital evolution shaped more by its organizations or campaigns? Geanuracos: I worked for MoveOn.org in ... «Campaigns & Elections, Jul 15»
2
Canadian team gets 2098 mpg in supermileage competition
Cars must be single-person, single-cylinder and powered by a four-cycle engine. The University of Laval reused its vehicle shell from last year, ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
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MOTOR SPORTS: Kart racer Stamer is finding a way to win
We have four-cycle motors and two-cycle motors. “(Evan) is in the 12 to 15 Junior class and from there, he'll go up to the Senior class, which is ... «The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
4
2015 Supermileage winner hits 2098 mpg
Two other college teams achieved more than 1000 mpg with their single-occupant vehicles powered by one-cylinder, four-cycle engines. «Autoblog, Jul 15»
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Sandri Energy Teams Up With VP Racing Fuels
... ethanol-free VP Small Engine Fuels, formulated for two-cycle and four-cycle outdoor power equipment; VP Madditive performance chemicals; ... «CSPnet.com, Jun 15»
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Desert Fuels Converting Six Stations to VP Brand
... ethanol-free VP Small Engine Fuels, formulated for two-cycle and four-cycle outdoor power equipment; VP Madditive performance chemicals; ... «CSPnet.com, Jun 15»
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Fix-It Chick: How to choose the right oil
Step 2: Engines that have a separate reservoir for oil and a dipstick require four-cycle oil. Four-cycle oils come in single or multiple weights. «Lawrence Journal World, Jun 15»
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Freudenberg-NOK's Custom Crankshaft Seals Help Brigham Young …
Vehicles are powered by a small four-cycle engine provided by Briggs & Stratton and teams can modify the engines to improve fuel efficiency in ... «The Auto Channel, Jun 15»
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Ulysses and the Hedge Trimmer
If you think that is bad, so do I -- especially since I could have bought a slightly more expensive four-cycle model that does not require mixing ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Largest Capacity Flow Battery in North America and EU Is On-Line …
... manufacturer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), offering uninterruptible power supply, black start, and four-cycle ride-through. «Greentech Media, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Four-Cycle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/four-cycle>. May 2024 ».
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