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DEAD CENTRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
Synonyms:
dead center; dead centre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dead centre" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)