startabilityn.

Brit.

/stɑːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌstɑrdəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: start v., -ability suffix.

Etymology: < start v. + -ability suffix.

Of an engine or motor vehicle: the degree to which it can be reliably started. Of a fuel: the degree to which it facilitates the starting of an engine.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > ease of starting

startability1913

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid > properties of

cetane number1871

octane1931

octane number1931

knock rating1932

startability1933

octane rating1936

1913 Automobile Topics 1 Mar. 172/3 In the face of continually lowering standards of fuel production, however, its success depends about 60 per cent. on this same question of ‘startability’.

1933 Petroleum Handbk. (Royal Dutch-Shell Group) viii. 131 The exact point in the distillation curve which controls ‘startability’ varies somewhat with the atmospheric temperature and the particular engine in which the gasoline is used.

1976 Drive Sept. 114/2 The Beetle has a deserved reputation for..unfailing startability in all weathers.

2006 G. W. Davis in S. Minteer Alcoholic Fuels viii. 147 Pure ethanol becomes difficult to vaporize when cold, leading to poor cold startability.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	startability
释义	startabilityn. Brit. /stɑːtəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌstɑrdəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: start v., -ability suffix. Etymology: < start v. + -ability suffix. Of an engine or motor vehicle: the degree to which it can be reliably started. Of a fuel: the degree to which it facilitates the starting of an engine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [noun] > ease of starting startability1913 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > chemical fuel > [noun] > liquid > properties of cetane number1871 octane1931 octane number1931 knock rating1932 startability1933 octane rating1936 1913 Automobile Topics 1 Mar. 172/3 In the face of continually lowering standards of fuel production, however, its success depends about 60 per cent. on this same question of ‘startability’. 1933 Petroleum Handbk. (Royal Dutch-Shell Group) viii. 131 The exact point in the distillation curve which controls ‘startability’ varies somewhat with the atmospheric temperature and the particular engine in which the gasoline is used. 1976 Drive Sept. 114/2 The Beetle has a deserved reputation for..unfailing startability in all weathers. 2006 G. W. Davis in S. Minteer Alcoholic Fuels viii. 147 Pure ethanol becomes difficult to vaporize when cold, leading to poor cold startability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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