"crank angle degree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crank angle degrees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=crank angle degree}} crank angle degree (plural crank angle degrees)
  1. A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD). Wikipedia link: Piston_motion_equations
    Sense id: en-crank_angle_degree-en-noun-BZ4M-JRc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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