specific fuel consumption

noun

The ratio of the mass of fuel used to the output power of an engine (especially an aircraft engine).

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Meanings

nounspecific fuel consumption (countable and uncountable, plural specific fuel consumptions)

plural specific fuel consumptions

  1. countableuncountableThe ratio of the mass of fuel used to the output power of an engine (especially an aircraft engine).
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