idlingn.

Etymology: < idle v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈidling.

a. The action of the verb.

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1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 132 This course of idling..was now drawing to a close.

b. spec. with reference to engines (see idle v. 5).

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > running of > idling

idling1916

idle1939

1916 R. T. Nicholson Bk. of Ford 151 You will run very economically, but you will find starting and ‘idling’ very difficult.

1925 A. W. Judge Carburettors & Carburation iv. 57 For slow running, or ‘idling’, two adjustments are provided.

1949 I. Katz Princ. Aircraft Propulsion Machinery xx. 216 Idling is desirable from the standpoint of warm-up prior to flight.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) II. 478/1 Slight intake or exhaust valve leaks can make smooth idling impossible.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

idling-place n.

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1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xviii. 315 An idling-place of dilettanteism.

C2. spec. designating parts of an engine concerned with idling.

idling adjustment n.

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1924 B. G. Elliott Automobile Repairing x. 133 Carburettors which have idling adjustments may be adjusted to overcome loading.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 437/1 Idling adjustment, a setting of the slow-running jet and throttle position of a carburettor, so as to give regular idling.

idling condition n.

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1943 A. P. Fraas Aircraft Power Plants vii. 131 The model H idle system depends on a small hole in the tip of the metering pin to restrict the fuel flow under idling conditions.

idling jet n.

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1929 Motor World 11 Jan. 23/2 In the new Zenith a special idling jet, fed by its own independent compensating jet, is employed.

1942 B. A. Shields Air Pilot Training xiii. 216 The engine is supplied with fuel for starting and idling by a special arrangement called an idling jet.

idling mixture n.

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1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) iii. 55 Here the idling mixture is adjusted manually.

idling passage n.

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1925 A. W. Judge Carburettors & Carburation iv. 100 There is a slow running, or idling passage, of the usual pilot jet type.

idling screw n.

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1972 Drive New Year 99/2 The throttle-stop, or idling screw, will be found where the accelerator cable meets the carburettor; the mixture screw is at the base of the carburettor.

idling speed n.

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1932 C. H. Chatfield & C. F. Taylor Airplane & its Engine (ed. 2) viii. 139 The idling speed is generally about 200 r.p.m. when the airplane is at rest on the ground.

1973 M. Woodhouse Blue Bone xii. 128 I..opened the hood, screwing up the throttle control rod a couple of turns to raise the idling speed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

idling adj.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > idling

idle1805

idling1936

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > relating to specific part

Corliss1868

idling1936

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. v. 119 Not to be idle in idling times.

1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Stuttering Bishop (1937) iii. 41 The ever-present throbbing undertone of sound..from idling motors.

1968 C. F. Taylor Internal-combustion Engine II. vi. 200 Further opening of the throttle gradually exposes the idle nozzle to the full manifold depression, which may be as much as 10 psi..below atmospheric pressure in a normal idling engine.

单词	idling
释义	idlingn. Etymology: < idle v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈidling. a. The action of the verb. ΚΠ 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 132 This course of idling..was now drawing to a close. b. spec. with reference to engines (see idle v. 5). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > running of > idling idling1916 idle1939 1916 R. T. Nicholson Bk. of Ford 151 You will run very economically, but you will find starting and ‘idling’ very difficult. 1925 A. W. Judge Carburettors & Carburation iv. 57 For slow running, or ‘idling’, two adjustments are provided. 1949 I. Katz Princ. Aircraft Propulsion Machinery xx. 216 Idling is desirable from the standpoint of warm-up prior to flight. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) II. 478/1 Slight intake or exhaust valve leaks can make smooth idling impossible. Compounds C1. General attributive. idling-place n. ΚΠ 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xviii. 315 An idling-place of dilettanteism. C2. spec. designating parts of an engine concerned with idling. idling adjustment n. ΚΠ 1924 B. G. Elliott Automobile Repairing x. 133 Carburettors which have idling adjustments may be adjusted to overcome loading. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 437/1 Idling adjustment, a setting of the slow-running jet and throttle position of a carburettor, so as to give regular idling. idling condition n. ΚΠ 1943 A. P. Fraas Aircraft Power Plants vii. 131 The model H idle system depends on a small hole in the tip of the metering pin to restrict the fuel flow under idling conditions. idling jet n. ΚΠ 1929 Motor World 11 Jan. 23/2 In the new Zenith a special idling jet, fed by its own independent compensating jet, is employed. 1942 B. A. Shields Air Pilot Training xiii. 216 The engine is supplied with fuel for starting and idling by a special arrangement called an idling jet. idling mixture n. ΚΠ 1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) iii. 55 Here the idling mixture is adjusted manually. idling passage n. ΚΠ 1925 A. W. Judge Carburettors & Carburation iv. 100 There is a slow running, or idling passage, of the usual pilot jet type. idling screw n. ΚΠ 1972 Drive New Year 99/2 The throttle-stop, or idling screw, will be found where the accelerator cable meets the carburettor; the mixture screw is at the base of the carburettor. idling speed n. ΚΠ 1932 C. H. Chatfield & C. F. Taylor Airplane & its Engine (ed. 2) viii. 139 The idling speed is generally about 200 r.p.m. when the airplane is at rest on the ground. 1973 M. Woodhouse Blue Bone xii. 128 I..opened the hood, screwing up the throttle control rod a couple of turns to raise the idling speed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas idling idling adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > idling idle1805 idling1936 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > relating to specific part Corliss1868 idling1936 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. v. 119 Not to be idle in idling times. 1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Stuttering Bishop (1937) iii. 41 The ever-present throbbing undertone of sound..from idling motors. 1968 C. F. Taylor Internal-combustion Engine II. vi. 200 Further opening of the throttle gradually exposes the idle nozzle to the full manifold depression, which may be as much as 10 psi..below atmospheric pressure in a normal idling engine. extracted from idlev. < n.1843 as lemmas
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