octane — oc|tane [ˈɔkteın US ˈa:k ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: octo eight ; because it has eight carbon atoms] a type of ↑hydrocarbon that is in ↑fuel and is used as a measure of its quality ▪ low octane petrol ▪ high octane fuel … Dictionary of contemporary English
low-bracked gasoline, US — mažaoktanis benzinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Detonacijai neatsparus benzinas. atitikmenys: angl. low bracked gasoline, US; low octane petrol, GB rus. низкооктановый бензин … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Octane rating — or octane number is a standard measure of the anti knock properties (i.e. the performance) of a motor or aviation fuel. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. In broad terms, fuels with a… … Wikipedia
Petrol engine — A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine with spark ignition designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels. It differs from a diesel engine in the method of mixing the fuel and air, and in the fact… … Wikipedia
Octane — For the gasoline rating system, see octane rating. For other uses, see Octane (disambiguation). Octane[1][2] … Wikipedia
octane number — 1. A measure of petrol s resistance to pre ignition or pinking , which is the sound made by an engine when pre ignition occurs, particularly at low revs and high load. Two measures are used, for low speed and high speed pre ignition. ULSP in the… … Petroleum refining glossary
petrol — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑gas, ↑gasoline ADJECTIVE ▪ lead free, ultra low sulphur, unleaded ▪ The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen. ▪ leaded, lead … Collocations dictionary
petrol — Synonyms and related words: avgas, benzine, coal oil, crude, crude oil, electricity, ethyl, ethyl gas, fossil oil, gas, gasoline, high octane gas, high test, illuminant, illuminating gas, kerosene, lead free gas, light source, low lead gas,… … Moby Thesaurus
List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines — These petrol engines listed below are currently in use today, by various marques of automobiles, and commercial vehicles, of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft) (VWAG).Since the Volkswagen Group is European, the engine… … Wikipedia
lead replacement petrol — abbr. LRP Lead replacement petrol was widely introduced at the start of 1999 in response to EU legislation which prohibited the use of leaded petrol as a mainstream fuel from the end of that year. LRP has an octane rating of RON 97 and uses an… … Petroleum refining glossary