单词 | otto cycle |
释义 | Otto cyclenoun Thermodynamics.an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure. Origin of Otto cycle1885–90; named after Nikolaus August Otto, 1832–91, German engineer and inventor Words nearby Otto cycleotterhound, otter shell, otter shrew, otter trawl, otto, Otto cycle, Otto I, Otto II, Otto III, Otto IV, Ottoman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Otto cycle
British Dictionary definitions for Otto cycleOtto cycle nounan engine cycle used on four-stroke petrol engines (Otto engines) in which, ideally, combustion and rejection of heat both take place at constant volumeCompare diesel cycle Word Origin for Otto cycleC19: named after Nikolaus August Otto (1832–91), German engineer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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