DEAD CENTRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dead centre mean? 

• DEAD CENTRE (noun)
  The noun DEAD CENTRE has 1 sense:

1. the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque

  Familiarity information: DEAD CENTRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAD CENTRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dead center; dead centre

Hypernyms ("dead centre" is a kind of...):

position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)