compression ratio


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compression ratio

n.
In an internal-combustion engine, the ratio of the volume of the combustion chamber measured before and after a compression stroke.
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compression ratio

n
(Automotive Engineering) the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
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