"top dead center" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=top dead center}} top dead center (uncountable)
  1. (mechanical) A position in the cycle of a piston engine wherein the piston is at the topmost point in its stroke. In a four-stroke cycle, TDC occurs twice: at the end of the compression stroke and at the end of the exhaust stroke. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: TDC Translations (piston position): yläkuolokohta (Finnish), ве́рхняя мёртвая то́чка (vérxnjaja mjórtvaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), punto muerto superior [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-top_dead_center-en-noun-zPjCVStr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'piston position': 62 38
  2. (mechanical) The reference mark on a flywheel (and engine block) indicating the engine is in this position, when aligned. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: TDC
    Sense id: en-top_dead_center-en-noun-SRFqjEwq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 57 Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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