Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

engine displacement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: en-gine dis-place-ment
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(a)(1) Engine displacement shall be calculated using nominal engine values and rounded to the nearest whole cubic centimetre, in accordance with ASTM E 29-67."

Usage

Inflected Forms

engine displacements (plural)

Questions

What does engine displacement mean?: The total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.

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