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Meaning of bottom dead center | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A position in the cycle of a piston engine wherein the piston is at the bottommost point in its stroke. In a four-stroke cycle, BDC occurs twice: at the end of the intake stroke and at the end of the power stroke.
    uncountable
  2. The reference mark on a flywheel (and engine block) indicating that the engine is in this position, when aligned.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Español punto muerto inferior
Suomi alakuolokohta
Русский ни́жняя мёртвая то́чка

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

bottom dog bottom dollar bottom drawer bottom drawer syndrome bottom drop bottom dweller

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