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over square

over square adjective: of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is greater than its stroke distance.

Adjective

over square (not comparable)

  1. Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is greater than its stroke distance.
    • An over square or short stroke engine occurs when the cylinder bore diameter is greater than its stroke length, giving a bore/stroke ratio greater than 1:1. An over square engine allows for larger valves in the cylinder head because the wider bore creates a broader combustion chamber.2012, Donny Peterson, Donny's Unauthorized Technical Guide to Harley-Davidson, 1936 to Present

Antonyms of over square

Forms of over square

alternative formover-square
alternative formoversquare

Questions about over square

What does over square mean?
Over square means of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is greater than its stroke distance.
What part of speech is over square?
Over square is an adjective.

Words near over square in the dictionary

  1. over one's head
  2. over one's skis
  3. over open sights
  4. over rate
  5. over rates
  6. over square
  7. Over Staveley
  8. Over Stowey
  9. over the bender
  10. over the board
  11. over the counter

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