compression ratio
compression ratio · compression ratios
The ratio of the volume between the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and…The ratio of the volume between the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the piston before and after the compression stroke.
Meaning
2 sensesThe ratio of the volume between the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and the piston before and after the compression stroke.
The ratio of the size of compressed data to the size of the original uncompressed data.
More definitions
- for a gas compressor, the discharge pressure divided by the suction pressure.
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