Meaning of "top dead-centre" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF TOP DEAD-CENTRE

top dead-centre

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP DEAD-CENTRE

Top dead-centre is a noun.

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WHAT DOES TOP DEAD-CENTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of top dead-centre in the English dictionary

The definition of top dead-centre in the dictionary is the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine or pump when the piston is at the top of its stroke t.d.c.

TRANSLATION OF TOP DEAD-CENTRE

Find out the translation of top dead-centre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of top 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 «top dead-centre» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 顶端死点
• Translator English - Spanish: muerto superior
• English: top dead-centre
• Translator English - Hindi: शीर्ष मृत केंद्र
• Translator English - Arabic: كبار ميت الوسط
• Translator English - Russian: верхней мертвой точки
• Translator English - Portuguese: - morto superior
• Translator English - Bengali: শীর্ষ মৃত কেন্দ্র
• Translator English - French: point mort haut
• Translator English - Malay: Pusat mati atas
• Translator English - German: OT - Zentrum
• Translator English - Japanese: 上死点
• Translator English - Korean: 상단 데드 - 중심
• Translator English - Javanese: Ndhuwur mati-tengah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đầu chết trung tâm
• Translator English - Tamil: மேல் இறந்த மையம்
• Translator English - Marathi: टॉप डेड-सेंटर
• Translator English - Turkish: Üst ölü merkez
• Translator English - Italian: morto superiore
• Translator English - Polish: Najwięcej żyje - Centrum
• Translator English - Ukrainian: верхньої мертвої точки
• Translator English - Romanian: top mort - centru
• Translator English - Greek: top νεκρός - κέντρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: top dood sentrum
• Translator English - Swedish: top dead- center
• Translator English - Norwegian: top dead- center

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP DEAD-CENTRE»

Discover the use of top dead-centre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top dead-centre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ic Engines

Clearance volume \ TDC Bore = d Piston ring -" BDC _ Pitson at top dead centre Compression ratio = 6 Pitson at bottom dead centre Big end They are: (i) Top Dead Centre (ii) Bottom Dead Centre (i) Top Dead Centre (TDC) : It is the dead ...

Ganesan, 2008

The Accessory and Garage Journal

Battery spark occurs with piston 2.125 inches before top dead centre or 75 degrees of crank circle with spark lever fully advanced. PILOT. - 1 50-Firing Order 1-3-4-2. 60—Firing Order 1-5-8-8-2-4. Magneto Setting—Polnts'break with lever fully ...

‎1913

Ford Cleveland 335-Series V8 Engine 1970 to 1982

The intake valves opened at 14 degrees before top dead centre, closed at 72 degrees after bottom dead centre, the exhaust valves opened at 70 degrees before bottom dead centre, and closed at 20 degrees after top dead centre, giving a ...

Des Hammill, 2011

Automobile Journal

... 30 degrees before bottom centre and closes at top dead centre. The diagram shown in Fig. E illustrates the proper valve timing of a well known car. A simple comparison of the two timing diagrams already shown will substantiate the fact that ...

‎1916

How to Build & Power Tune Distributor-Type Ignition Systems: ...

The piston shown on the left (A) is at top dead centre, or the top of the stroke. The piston as shown in the centre (B) is at bottom dead centre, or the bottom of the stroke. The piston on the right (C) is rising as indicated by the direction of the ...

Des Hammill, 2009

Automotive Engines

the top dead centre. It closes at 25° to 50° after the bottom dead centre. The exhaust valve opens at 30° to 50° before the bottom dead centre and closes at 10 ° to 15° after the top dead centre. Fuel injection begins at 5° to 10° in advance of the ...

S Srinivasan, 2001

American Blacksmith and Motor Shop

Having obtained the dead centres mark the paper, beginnig with 360 for the top dead centre of the crank- throws 1 and 4, and 180 for the centres of 2 and 3. Number or mark the other division in 30-degree spacings around the flywheel and in ...

‎1914

Internal Combustion Engines

They are: (i) Top Dead Centre (ii) Bottom Dead Centre (i) Top Dead Centre (TDC) : It is the dead centre when the piston is farthest from the crankshaft. It is designated as TDC for vertical engines and Inner Dead Centre (IDC) for horizontal ...

Ganesan, 2002

The American Blacksmith: A Practical Journal of ...

The intake valve opens 10-degrees past top dead centre and closes 30-degrees after bottom dead centre. The exhaust opens 40-dégféfll before lower dead centre and closes five/degrees after top dead centre. The ignition timing or spark  ...

‎1914

Thermal Engineering

The piston moves from the top dead centre to the bottom dead centre, the charge (mixture of fuel and air prepared in the carburettor) is drawn into the cylinder. 2. Compression Stroke When the piston moves from the bottom dead centre to top ...

Mahesh M. Rathore, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP DEAD-CENTRE»

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Difference Engine: Born again

Unfortunately, the fuel and air at top dead-centre are rarely mixed as thoroughly as necessary for complete combustion. And because ignition takes place in the ... «The Economist, Jul 13»