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OVERSQUARE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oversquare 1, record 1, English, oversquare
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers to an engine where the diameter of the bore is greater than the length of the stroke. 1, record 1, English, - oversquare
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- supercarré 1, record 1, French, supercarr%C3%A9
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un moteur dont l'alésage (diamètre intérieur du cylindre) est supérieur à la course (distance parcourue par le piston à l'intérieur du cylindre) par opposition au moteur carré dont l'alésage est égal à la course. 1, record 1, French, - supercarr%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous avons déjà dit qu'il s'agit là du plus gros des quatre cylindres de tourisme disponible, avec 102 mm d'alésage pour 76 mm de course. 1, record 1, French, - supercarr%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-05-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- square 1, record 2, English, square
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... if the piston stroke is equal to the cylinder bore dimension, it is called a square engine... it is pedantically true to say that no engine is ever exactly square(ie, with bore/stroke ratio precisely equal to 1. 000...). One therefore more commonly encounters this concept in the terms oversquare and undersquare, referring to bore/stroke ratios greater than and less than unity, respectively. Modern engines are, almost without exception, designed to be oversquare. 1, record 2, English, - square
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit d'un moteur dont l'alésage (diamètre, intérieur du cylindre) est égal à la course (distance parcourue par le piston à l'intérieur du cylindre). 1, record 2, French, - carr%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce moteur de 1871 cm3 est à peu près carré avec un alésage et une course sensiblement égaux [...] 1, record 2, French, - carr%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-10-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- square engine
1, record 3, English, square%20engine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- oversquare 1, record 3, English, oversquare
correct
- undersquare 1, record 3, English, undersquare
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moteur carré
1, record 3, French, moteur%20carr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Actuellement il se dessine une tendance très nette vers le moteur carré dont l'alésage est du même ordre de grandeur que la course [du piston] ou même supérieur. 2, record 3, French, - moteur%20carr%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alésage égal à la course. 3, record 3, French, - moteur%20carr%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève. 4, record 3, French, - moteur%20carr%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-03-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Engines (Motor Vehicles)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oversquare engine
1, record 4, English, oversquare%20engine
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This engine has oversquare internal dimensions(...) 2, record 4, English, - oversquare%20engine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moteur supercarré
1, record 4, French, moteur%20supercarr%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Actuellement il se dessine une tendance très nette vers le moteur carré dont l'alésage est du même ordre de grandeur que la course [du piston] ou même supérieur. 2, record 4, French, - moteur%20supercarr%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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