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volumetric efficiency

noun

the ratio of fluid delivered by a piston or ram pump per stroke to the displacement volume of the piston or ram
the ratio of air or gas-air mixture drawn into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine to the volumetric displacement of the piston

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Nearby words

  1. volumed,
  2. volumeter,
  3. volumetric,
  4. volumetric analysis,
  5. volumetric displacement,
  6. volumetric solution,
  7. voluminous,
  8. volund,
  9. voluntarily,
  10. voluntarism
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