Meanings
alternative over-square · alternative over square
- having a cylinder with a greater bore than stroke.
1 more example
The Model F engine was an overbored variation of the larger engine first applied to the Model D the previous year. This made it considerably oversquare: 5 inch bore (4.625 on the D) and 4.5 inch stroke displacing 353 cubic inches. It was rated 32.4 SAE horsepower, produced 35 at the same conditions and 40 maximum.
1985, George Philip Hanley, Stacey Pankiw Hanley, The Marmon Heritage: More Than 125 Years of American Production of World Renowned Products : Marmon, Marmon-Herrington, Marmon-Herrington All-Wheel-Drive Ford, Doyle Hyk Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 40Antonyms: undersquare, under square
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a cylinder with a greater bore than stroke.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishsquare
- Englishoversquare
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