dead centre
the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
a pointed rod mounted in the tailstock of a lathe to support a workpiece
- Also called: dead point
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How to use dead centre in a sentence
It is opening of the port at either end of the steam cylinder allowed by the valve when the engine is on a dead centre.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonAn old engineer5 gives the following directions for finding the dead centre accurately.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonTurn the engine over and proceed in the same way to find the other dead centre.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonAt a late hour that afternoon the war council of the incorporators of Linda Lee Inc. stalled on dead centre.
Linda Lee, Incorporated | Louis Joseph VanceIn order to set a valve the engine must be brought to a dead centre.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. Stephenson
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