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clearance space

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
clear-ance s-pace
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

clearance spaces (plural)

Questions

What does clearance space mean?
In a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.

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