"octane number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: octane numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} octane number (plural octane numbers)
  1. A measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel; isooctane having an octane number of 100, a fuel with the same antiknock properties as a mixture of 90% isooctane and 10% heptane having an octane number of 90. Categories (topical): Petroleum Synonyms: octane rating Hyponyms: motor octane number (english: MON), research octane number (alt: RON), antiknock index (alt: AKI) Derived forms: motor octane number (english: MON), research octane number (alt: RON) Related terms: cetane number Translations (measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel): oktantal [neuter] (Danish), oktaaniluku (Finnish), indice d’octane [masculine] (French), Oktanzahl [feminine] (German), oktánszám (Hungarian), numero di ottano [masculine] (Italian), октан саны (oktan sany) (Kazakh), عدد اکتان ('adad-e oktân) (Persian), octanagem [feminine] (Portuguese), cifră octanică [feminine] (Romanian), octanaje [masculine] (Spanish), índice de octano [masculine] (Spanish), oktantal [neuter] (Swedish), oktan [neuter] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "measure of the antiknock properties of an automobile fuel",
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