tickover

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noun

The idle rate of an engine, particularly on a motorbike.

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Meanings

nountickover (usually uncountable, plural tickovers)

plural tickovers

  1. uncountableusuallyautomotiveThe idle rate of an engine, particularly on a motorbike.
  2. uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe minimal turn-over rate of a chemical without additional stimulation.

Origin

Deverbal from tick over.

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APA

tickover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickover

MLA

“tickover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickover.

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