Meaning Of The Word Compression ratio

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compression ratio in American English
in an internal-combustion engine, the ratio of the largest volume to the smallest volume of a cylinder, measured before and after the compressing action of the piston
noun: the ratio of the cylinder volume enclosed by the piston at its outermost position to the volume enclosed by it at its innermost position

compression ratio in Automotive Engineering
noun: The compression ratio in an engine is the ratio of the volume of the cylinder plus combustion chamber at the bottom of the stroke (when the volume is greatest) to the volume at the top of the stroke (when the volume is least.)

compression ratio in British English
noun: the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it

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