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  • 41octane rating/number — An indicator of a fuel’s ability to burn at a controlled rate at high temperatures and pressures without causing a detonation (very rapid burning or exploding). This number is expressed as a percentage by volume of iso octane in a mixture with a… …

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  • 42octane number — /ˈɒkteɪn nʌmbə/ (say oktayn numbuh) noun (of a grade of petrol) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of iso octane by volume in a mixture of iso octane and normal heptane that matches the given grade of petrol… …

  • 43octane number — oktaninis skaičius statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Benzino antidetonacinių savybių rodiklis. atitikmenys: angl. octane number vok. Oktanzahl, f rus. октановое число, n pranc. indice d’octane, m; nombre d’octane, m …

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  • 44octane number — oktaninis skaičius statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Sutartinės skalės skaičius, reiškiantis degalų, skirtų benzininiams varikliams, atsparumą detonacijai. atitikmenys: angl. octane number vok. Oktanzahl, f rus.… …

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  • 45octane — An amount of anti knock compound in gasoline. See iso octane motor octane number research octane number …

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  • 46Octane (album) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Octane (homonymie). Spock s Beard Album par Spock s Beard Sortie 21 novembre 2006 Durée 60:54 …

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  • 47octane number — noun a measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90 …

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  • 48octane — oc|tane [ˈɔkteın US ˈa:k ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: octo eight ; because it has eight carbon atoms] a type of ↑hydrocarbon that is in ↑fuel and is used as a measure of its quality ▪ low octane petrol ▪ high octane fuel …

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  • 49Octane rating —   A number used to indicate gasoline s antiknock performance in motor vehicle engines. The two recognized laboratory engine test methods for determining the antiknock rating, i.e., octane rating, of gasolines are the Research method and the Motor …

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  • 50octane —   n. liquid hydrocarbon of paraffin series.    ♦ octane number, number representing anti knock property of petrol.    ♦ high octane, denoting petrol having high anti knock properties …

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