A knocking noise, or knocking noises, in an engine; spec. in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, noise caused by a very abrupt rise in…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > noise in (9) knock1899 A knocking noise, or knocking noises, in an engine; spec. in a reciprocating internal-combustion engine, noise caused by a very abrupt rise in… put-put1905 A vehicle, engine, etc., that makes a rapid intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine; a small vehicle not noted for… pinking1910 The production of a metallic rattling sound in an internal combustion engine as a result of over-rapid combustion of the mixture in the cylinder. ping1927 spec. (chiefly U.S. and Australian): the pinking of an engine; = pink, n.8 4. Cf. ping, v.2 1b, pink, v.3 2. pink1927 A metallic rattle in an internal combustion engine; spec. pinking (pinking, n.3). putter1942 The rapid, intermittent sound characteristic of a small internal combustion engine. Also: an engine or vehicle which makes such a sound. Cf. put-put… pinging1955 spec. (chiefly U.S. and Australian): = pinking, n.3 Subcategories:— instrument for measuring (2) |
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