Otto cycle

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Otto cycle

(Engineering / General Engineering) an engine cycle used on four-stroke petrol engines (Otto engines) in which, ideally, combustion and rejection of heat both take place at constant volume Compare diesel cycle

[named after Nikolaus August Otto (1832-91), German engineer]

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