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bottom dead centre

(Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine when the piston is at its nearest point to the crankshaft Also called outer dead centre

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angle of advance dead centre			However, anatomical and gravitational constraints mean that torque is actually produced in a nearly sinusoidal manner with minimal torque being produced at the top and bottom dead centre points of the crank cycle (Faria, 1992). Effect of the Rotor crank system on cycling performance by Jobson, Simon A.; Hopker, James; Galbraith, Andrew; Coleman, Damian A.; Nevill, Alan M. / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine And with none of the four pistons hitting top or bottom dead centre at the same time, the crank's inertial torque is non-existent. Inline-four as we know it on last legs by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) And with none of the four pistons hitting top or bottom dead centre at the same time, the crank's inertial torque is non-existent. Inline-four as we know it is dead by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)			bottle-opener bottle-shaped bottle-tree bottle-washer bottlebrush bottlebrush buckeye bottlecap bottled bottled gas bottled water bottlefeed bottleful bottlegrass Bottlehead Bottleholder bottleneck bottlenose bottlenose dolphin bottlenose whale bottler Bottlescrew bottling bottling plant bottom bottom break bottom dead centre bottom dog bottom drawer bottom end bottom feeder Bottom fermentation bottom fermenting yeast bottom fish bottom fishing bottom gear Bottom glade Bottom grass bottom half bottom house Bottom land bottom line bottom lurkers bottom mine bottom of the inning bottom out bottom quark bottom rot bottom rot fungus bottom round bottom sweep bottom-dweller			Botto, Jan bottom bottom bottom bottom bottom bottom bottom Bottom (disambiguation) Bottom (disambiguation) Bottom (disambiguation) Bottom Anti Reflection Coating Bottom Anti-Reflective Coating for I-Line Lithography bottom arm Bottom Billion Fund bottom blow bottom bolt Bottom Bottom Opposite End Bottom Bounce Bottom Bounce Omni Directional Transmission Bottom Bounce/Omni Directional Transmission Bottom bracket bottom break bottom break bottom car clearance bottom chord Bottom Contour Chart bottom current Bottom Dead Center Bottom Dead Center bottom dead centre bottom dog Bottom Dollar Shopping Agent bottom drawer bottom drawer bottom drawers bottom dump bottom edge of stomach bottom end Bottom End Fitting bottom fauna bottom feeder bottom feeder bottom feeder bottom feeders bottom feeders bottom feeders bottom feeding bottom feeding bottom feeding bottom fell out bottom fermentation bottom fermentation bottom fermenting yeast bottom fish Bottom fisher Bottom fisher bottom fishing bottom fishing bottom fishing Bottom Fitting Insert

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