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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO-CYCLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO-CYCLE

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

WHAT DOES TWO-CYCLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

two-cycle

Two-stroke engine

A two-stroke, or two-cycle, engine is a type of internal combustion engine which completes a power cycle in only one crankshaft revolution and with two strokes, or up and down movements, of the piston in comparison to a "four-stroke engine", which uses four strokes. This is accomplished by the end of the combustion stroke and the beginning of the compression stroke happening simultaneously and performing the intake and exhaust functions at the same time. Two-stroke engines often provide high power-to-weight ratio, usually in a narrow range of rotational speeds called the "power band". Compared to 4-stroke engines, they have a greatly reduced number of moving parts, are more compact and significantly lighter. The first commercial two-stroke engine involving in-cylinder compression is attributed to Scottish engineer Dugald Clerk, who in 1881 patented his design, his engine having a separate charging cylinder. The crankcase-scavenged engine, employing the area below the piston as a charging pump, is generally credited to Englishman Joseph Day. Gasoline versions are particularly useful in lightweight applications such as chainsaws and motorcycles.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO-CYCLE

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two-chamber system
two-colour process
two-cylinder
two-dimensional
two-dimensionality
two-dimensionally
two-door
two-edged
two-faced
two-facedly
two-facedness
two-fisted
two-four
two-four time
two-handed
two-handedly
two-hander
two-horse race

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO-CYCLE

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

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

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Translation of «two-cycle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO-CYCLE

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Translator English - Chinese

双周期
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de dos tiempos
570 millions of speakers

English

two-cycle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो चक्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دورة اثنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

два цикла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de dois ciclos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই চক্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deux cycles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua kitaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zweitakt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

2サイクルの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이 사이클
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siklus loro
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai chu kỳ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு சுழற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन-सायकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iki zamanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

due cicli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwusuwowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

два циклу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

două cicluri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύο κύκλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Twee- siklus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvåtakts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to-syklus
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-CYCLE»

The term «two-cycle» is regularly used and occupies the 61.252 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 two-cycle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO-CYCLE»

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Popular Science
FOUR-CYCLE OIL REQUIREMENTS Two-Cycle LUBRICATING CHARACTERISTICS CHEMICAL STABILITY SLUDGE-HOLDING ABILITY PUMPABILITY AT LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE TO HIGH- TEMPERATURE THINNING ...
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Popular Mechanics
Two other terms you will encounter are two-cycle and jour-cycle. Your single- cylinder engine is one or the other. Two-cycle engines take in fuel, com- press and ignite it, and exhaust waste gases in two strokes of the piston — up and down.
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MotorBoating
Indeed, a socalled worn out and junked automobile motor of today would conform closer to inspection limitations than would the new two cycle motor of twenty years ago. Notwithstanding the fact that the two cycle motor seemingly is much ...
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Elements of Applied Bifurcation Theory
Thus, crossing the part of f"' located above the point D\ leads to a standard supercritical flip bifurcation generating (2) a stable period-two cycle. Moreover, there is a tangent bifurcation curve fl , at which two period-two cycles collide and  ...
I͡Uriĭ Aleksandrovich Kuznet͡sov, 2004
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From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational ...
until 1937, when GM transferred production to the newly created Detroit Diesel Division.15 The Research Labs made a second improvement to the diesel engine by replacing Winton's four-cycle design with a simpler, lighter, two-cycle design.
Albert Churella, 1998
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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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Principles of Evolution: From the Planck Epoch to Complex ...
5.2n, and the system enters the organized phase. ii. This example also highlights the competition between different ACSs. The two- cycle of nodes 41 and 98 was populated in Fig.5.2l, but is unpopulated in Fig. 5.2m. Since the core of the other  ...
Hildegard Meyer-Ortmanns, Stefan Thurner, 2011
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MotorBoating
The Two-Cycle Engine (Continued from page 57) ' _ .P.~$l28.1; e ~ _. * L? a :|. electric spark, and the air combines with the fuel to form the highly-heated products of combustion which will then drive the piston out of the cylinder with great force ...
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MotorBoating
POWER, WEIGHT AND ECONOMY COMPARISON From the nature of the four cycle design, it is recognized that inherently the four cycle Diesel engines show a definitely better economy than equivalent types of two cycle engines now ...
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MotorBoating
The three remaining strokes in each cycle of operation-one down and two up—all perform useful work. but do not develop power. An explanation of the four-cycle engine will be taken up after we have looked into the operation of the two-cycle ...

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

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Fix-It Chick: How to choose the right oil
Step 1: Engines that use a gas and oil mixture need two-cycle oil. Two-cycle oil lubricates engine parts as it flows through the chambers and is eventually burned ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jun 15»
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Ask Kevin: How are the Rod Bearings Lubricated in a Direct-Injected …
In the last Cycle World, in the “Ask Kevin” column, Kevin Cameron writes that Bombardier and OSSA have DFI (direct fuel-injected) two-cycle engines. «Cycleworld, Mar 14»
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Get a Head Start with Handheld Equipment
But the main problem resides with two-cycle equipment. "Anytime you're mixing oil with gas, it's compounding the problem," Cowley explains. "You better have ... «Green Industry Pros, Dec 13»
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Remote starter: Go to pro
Q: I've been using a 2.6-ounce, two-cycle oil that says on the label to mix with 1 gallon of gas. The label says it is good for 50-to-1, 40-to-1, 32-to-1 and 16-to-1 ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 13»
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Winterize gas-powered equipment properly
Drain the fuel from two-cycle engines and run till dry. How do you know if I have a two-cycle or a four-cycle engine? Two-cycles have engines where you add the ... «Chippewa Herald, Oct 12»
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How to find ethanol-free fuel for your lawn gear
Though $8 a quart—that's more than $30 a gallon—the two-cycle gas/oil mix still seems a bargain compared to taking a string trimmer or leaf blower into the ... «ConsumerReports.org, Jul 12»
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One car, two ranges: Tesla claims 300-mile Model S will be EPA …
The Model S has actually gone over 300 miles (320, to be precise) between charging in testing, but only with the old EPA two-cycle fuel economy method. «Digitaltrends.com, May 12»
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Tools hone hard-chrome 2-cycle engine bores.
Honing with the TC tool is an ideal process for small-engine OEMs striving to meet the 2011 EPA standards for two-cycle engines, producing precise bore ... «ThomasNet Industrial News Room, Sep 09»
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What the credit card reform law means to you
So-called two-cycle or double-cycle billing hurts consumers who pay off their balances, because they are hit with finance charges from the previous cycle even ... «CreditCards.com, Dec 08»
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Ulysses and the Hedge Trimmer
As I powered it up, I felt mild pangs of guilt -- the two-cycle contraption uses a mixture of oil and gas to cool the engine as well as fuel it, which makes it not just ... «Washington Post, Dec 07»

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