engine displacement

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engine displacement (countable and uncountable, plural engine displacements)

  1. The total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle.
    • 2003, Code of Federal Regulations, volume 40: Protection of the Environment, Office of the Federal Register, page 630:
      (a)(1) Engine displacement shall be calculated using nominal engine values and rounded to the nearest whole cubic centimetre, in accordance with ASTM E 29-67.

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