octane number in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for octane number in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for octane number in the Italian»English Dictionary

Translations for octane number in the English»Italian Dictionary

octane [Brit ˈɒkteɪn, Am ˈɑkteɪn] N

I.number [Brit ˈnʌmbə, Am ˈnəmbər] N

3. number (amount, quantity):

IV.number [Brit ˈnʌmbə, Am ˈnəmbər] VB trans

V.number [Brit ˈnʌmbə, Am ˈnəmbər] VB intr

2. number → number off

See also number off

octane number in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for octane number in the English»Italian Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Octane numbers measure in scale the ability of a fuel to resist "knock" an ignition event resulting from premature fuel burning in spark-ignited engines.
oilprice.com
Premium fuels back in the '60s and '70s could have an octane number of 95 or higher.
thechronicleherald.ca
The new catalyst series is industrially proven to provide ultra low levels of sulfur, while keeping octane numbers high.
www.hydrocarbonengineering.com
This ethanol can be burnt in the engine; it has a high octane number.
jamaica-gleaner.com
Octane is a rating indicating the ability of the fuel to withstand self-ignition due to pressure -- the higher the octane number, the higher the pressure.
thechronicleherald.ca
Lead, he stated improves the octane number of fuel and fumes is emitted after combustion.
thenationonlineng.net
Where the octane number is raised by blending in ethanol, energy content per volume is reduced.
en.wikipedia.org
The degree of branching affects characteristics, such as the octane number or cetane number in petroleum chemistry.
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Particularly the octane number suffers because of the necessary sulfur removal.
www.hydrocarbonengineering.com
The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating (igniting).
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