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compression ratio

com·pres·sion ra·tio (plural com·pres·sion ra·tios)


noun 
Definition:
 
volume ratio in engine: the ratio between the largest and smallest possible volumes in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine that contains a combination of fuel and air being compressed

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