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PRONUNCIATION OF PETROL ENGINE

petrol engine play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROL ENGINE

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Petrol engine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PETROL ENGINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petrol engine

Petrol engine

A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels. It was invented in 1876 in Germany by German inventor Nicolaus August Otto. In most petrol engines, the fuel and air are usually pre-mixed before compression. The pre-mixing was formerly done in a carburetor, but now it is done by electronically controlled fuel injection, except in small engines where the cost/complication of electronics does not justify the added engine efficiency. The process differs from a diesel engine in the method of mixing the fuel and air, and in using spark plugs to initiate the combustion process. In a diesel engine, only air is compressed, and the fuel is injected into very hot air at the end of the compression stroke, and self-ignites.

Definition of petrol engine in the English dictionary

The definition of petrol engine in the dictionary is an internal-combustion engine that uses petrol as fuel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROL ENGINE

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petrol tank
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petrolage
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petroleum ether
petroleum jelly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROL ENGINE

aero engine
compression-ignition engine
diesel engine
engine
external-combustion engine
fire engine
fuel injection engine
gas engine
heat engine
imagine
internal-combustion engine
jet engine
replacement engine
search engine
steam engine
steam-engine
Stirling engine
tank engine
traction engine
turbo engine
valve-in-head engine

Synonyms and antonyms of petrol engine in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «petrol engine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETROL ENGINE

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

Translator English - Chinese

汽油发动机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motor de gasolina
570 millions of speakers

English

petrol engine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेट्रोल इंजन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

محرك البنزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бензиновый двигатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motor a gasolina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট্রল ইঞ্জিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moteur à essence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enjin petrol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Benzinmotor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガソリンエンジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가솔린 엔진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bensin mesin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động cơ xăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்ரோல் இயந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेट्रोल इंजिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benzinli motor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motore a benzina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

silnik benzynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бензиновий двигун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motor pe benzină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βενζινοκινητήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petrolenjin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bensinmotor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bensinmotor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrol engine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL ENGINE»

The term «petrol engine» is regularly used and occupies the 55.416 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL ENGINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petrol engine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROL ENGINE»

Discover the use of petrol engine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrol engine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Petrol Engine: A Text-book Dealing with the Principles ...
A Text-book Dealing with the Principles of Design and Construction, with a Special Chapter on the Two-stroke Engine Francis John Kean. with heavier spirits to cause it to sink to the required depth in these denser spirits. The Petrol Jet and ...
Francis John Kean, 1915
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Machine Drawing
19.2 ENGINE PARTS 19.2.1 Petrol Engine Connecting Rod Figure 19. 1 shows the assembly drawing of a petrol engine connecting rod, the big end of which is split into two halves. It is used in center crank engines. The bearing bush 4 which  ...
K. L. Narayana, 2007
3
The petrol engine Troubles and rememdies
C. W. Brown, John Montagu Montagu (Duke of). when starting the engine, it is as well to temporarily flood the carburetter to make sure that the spirit is flowing properly, and to clear the grooves in the cone i. This momentary flooding is done by ...
C. W. Brown, John Montagu Montagu (Duke of), 1907
4
Automobile Engineering
The increased flame speeds make the petrol engine more sensitive to the fuel-air ratio and the engine cannot run on a weak mixture. Therefore rich mixtures are used to control detonation which further increase the specific fuel consumption of  ...
Ttti, 2002
5
Hillier's Fundamentals of Motor Vehicle Technology
An example that is often seen is a moped; the petrol engine is one power source and the rider provides the second power source by 'pedal power'. Other vehicles that are classed as hybrid include some trains (diesel and electric) and ...
Victor Albert Walter Hillier, Peter Coombes, 2004
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New Scientist
And the high compression and combustion forces developed within it mean that in general it has to be a good deal stronger, and heavier, than a petrol engine developing the same power. Moreover, its very rapid combustion not only creates  ...
7
Classical Physics of Matter
A current produced by a chemical reaction in the battery flows through the starter motor causing your vehicle's petrol engine to 'turn over', thus giving it some rotational kinetic energy. Petrol is drawn into the cylinders and ignited. This heats the ...
J Bolton, 2000
8
Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering
23.5 Four-Stroke Spark Ignition Engine (Petrol Engine) 805 23.6 Four Stroke Compression Ignition Engine — Diesel Engine 807 23.7 Two Stroke Cycle Engine 808 23.8 Two Stroke Petrol Engine (S.I. Engine) 808 23.9 Two stroke Diesel ...
J.Selwin Rajadurai, 2003
9
Automotive Engines
Due to this vacuum, atmospheric air enters into the cylinder. As the air is sucked inside the cylinder naturally, at near atmospheric pressure, this type of engine is called a naturally aspirated engine. Take the case of a petrol engine (Refer Fig.
S Srinivasan, 2001
10
Salters Higher Chemistry
In a petrol engine, the petrol-air mixture has to ignite at the right time, usually just before the piston reaches the top of the cylinder. Look at Figure 7. As the fuel-air mixture is compressed it heats up and the more it is compressed the hotter it ...
‎1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROL ENGINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petrol engine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Renault Kwid with 1L 77bhp engine launch in 2016
We reported earlier that the company is working on a more powerful variant of the Kwid, which will be powered by a 1.0-litre petrol engine. «On Cars India, Jul 15»
2
Ford Figo Aspire up for pre-booking in India; coming in August
The 88PS/112Nm 1.2-litre petrol engine now gets variable valve timing not only on the intake but exhaust as well and it's claimed to deliver a ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
3
Toyota celebrates 50 years of sales in Britain: From a few dealers …
The version I drove was a Touring Sports estate in a fetching white pearl, powered by a smooth 1.8- litre petrol engine with continuous variable ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Facelift adds to Mazda6 appeal
The most popular of the Mazda6 models are the ones powered by a 2.5-litre four cylinder petrol engine, but in terms of performance capability ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Terrafugia's flying car to launch in 2021
And, as a plug-in hybrid, the TF-X can use both a regular power supply and the on-board petrol engine to recharge its battery pack. Terrafugia ... «CarAdvice, Jul 15»
6
Review: Citroën C4 Cactus 1.2 e-THP
... with the entry-level variant employing a naturally aspirated 1.2-litre three-cylinder petrol engine. The mid-spec and range-topping derivatives, ... «iAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Mercedes GLE250 Enters India for Homologation
The petrol engine and electric motor work in tandem to produce a whopping total of 436 horses. Mercedes offers the new GLE in both rear ... «Indian Cars Bikes, Jul 15»
8
Lexus puts the Sport into SUV
These vehicles, which are all powered by the same turbocharged four cylinder 2.0-litre petrol engine, are available in entry front-wheel drive ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
9
Tata Motors launches its hatchback 'Bolt' in Nepal
In the petrol, Bolt will be the segment's first hatch to be powered by 1.2L turbocharged multi-point fuel injection (MPFi) Petrol Engine, ... «ETAuto.com, Jul 15»
10
Mahindra XUV500 to get petrol engine
Mahindra & Mahindra that launched the XUV500 facelift on May 25, 2015, is now working on the petrol version of the SUV. A test mule of the ... «CarTrade.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Petrol engine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/petrol-engine>. Apr 2024 ».
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