four-stroke engine

four-stroke engine
An engine in which the pistons perform four strokes per engine cycle (i.e. intake, compression, power, exhaust).

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  • four-stroke engine — n an engine that works with two up and down movements of a ↑piston …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • four stroke engine — four cylinder engine, internal combustion engine comprised of four pistons …   English contemporary dictionary

  • four-stroke engine — noun an internal combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stroke (engine) — Reciprocating motion, used in reciprocating engines and other mechanisms, is back and forth motion. Each cycle of reciprocation consists of two opposite motions: there is a motion in one direction, and then a motion back in the opposite direction …   Wikipedia

  • four-stroke internal-combustion engine — noun an internal combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on… …   Useful english dictionary

  • four-stroke — /ˈfɔ stroʊk/ (say faw strohk) adjective 1. denoting or relating to an internal combustion engine cycle in which one piston stroke out of every four is a power stroke. 2. powered by such an engine. –noun 3. a four stroke engine or vehicle. Compare …  

  • four-stroke — UK / US adjective a four stroke engine works by repeating four different movements …   English dictionary

  • four-stroke — adjective a four stroke engine works with two up and down movements of a piston …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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