OUTSTROKE Definition & Meaning

outstroke

[ out-strohk ]

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noun

a stroke in an outward direction.
(in an engine) the stroke during which the piston rod moves outward from the cylinder.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of outstroke¹

First recorded in 1850–55; out- + stroke ¹

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Its cycle is: First outstroke, gas and air sucked into the cylinder; first instroke, gas and air compressed into space; second outstroke, impulse due to ignition; second instroke, discharge of exhausted gases.

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