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OCTANE NUMBER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does octane number mean?
• OCTANE NUMBER (noun)
The noun OCTANE NUMBER has 1 sense:
1. a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
Familiarity information: OCTANE NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
octane number; octane rating
Hypernyms ("octane number" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
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