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derich

/ˌdiˈɹɪt͡ʃ/

derich verb: to make the air–fuel ratio (of a jet engine or a carburetor) leaner (less rich).

Verb

derich (third-person singular simple present deriches, present participle deriching, simple past and past participle deriched)

  1. (rare) To make the air–fuel ratio (of a jet engine or a carburetor) leaner (less rich).
    • The fuel derich system on each engine protected against severe turbine over-temperature. If the engine's EGT indicator reached 860 degrees Celsius while the system was armed, the air/fuel ratio in the engine was automatically reduced (deriched).2019 [2008], Richard H. Graham, Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission, Motorbooks International, →ISBN, page 62
    Synonyms:
    lean, disenrich

Synonyms of derich

Antonyms

Forms of derich

third-person singular presentderiches
present participlederiching
past participlederiched
pastderiched

Origin of derich

From de- + rich.

Questions about derich

What does derich mean?
Derich means to make the air–fuel ratio (of a jet engine or a carburetor) leaner (less rich).
What part of speech is derich?
Derich is a verb.
How do you pronounce derich?
Derich is pronounced /ˌdiˈɹɪt͡ʃ/.
What is the past tense of derich?
The past tense of derich is deriched.

Words near derich in the dictionary

  1. deribosylates
  2. deribosylating
  3. deribosylation
  4. deribs
  5. deric
  6. derich
  7. deriched
  8. deriches
  9. deriching
  10. derichthyid
  11. derichthyids

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