engine displacement

noun

The total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.

Meanings

nounengine displacement (countable and uncountable, plural engine displacements)

plural engine displacements

  1. countableuncountableThe total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.

    (a)(1) Engine displacement shall be calculated using nominal engine values and rounded to the nearest whole cubic centimetre, in accordance with ASTM E 29-67.

    2003, Code of Federal Regulations, volume 40: Protection of the Environment, Office of the Federal Register, page 630

Translations

Dutch cilinderinhoud
  • cilinderinhoudvolume of air/fuel mixture
Finnish iskutilavuus
  • iskutilavuusvolume of air/fuel mixture
German Hubraum, Motorhubraum
  • Hubraumvolume of air/fuel mixture
  • Motorhubraumvolume of air/fuel mixture
Indonesian volume langkah, kapasitas mesin
  • volume langkahvolume of air/fuel mixture
  • kapasitas mesinvolume of air/fuel mixture
Japanese 排気量
  • 排気量 (haikiryō)volume of air/fuel mixture
Malay sesaran enjin
  • sesaran enjinvolume of air/fuel mixture
Polish pojemność skokowa, objętość skokowa
  • pojemność skokowavolume of air/fuel mixture
  • objętość skokowavolume of air/fuel mixture
Vietnamese phân khối
  • phân khốivolume of air/fuel mixture
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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