Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crank angle degree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: crank an-gle de-gree
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD).

Example Sentences

"The exhaust valve opening is selectively varied to begin at about 160 or more crank angle degrees past top dead center.(www.freepatentsonline.com)"

Inflected Forms

crank angle degrees (plural)

Questions

What does crank angle degree mean?: A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD).

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