two-stroke cycle
[ too-strohk ]
/ ˈtuˌstroʊk /
noun
See under two-cycle.
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Definition for two-stroke cycle (2 of 2)
two-cycle
[ too-sahy-kuh l ]
/ ˈtuˌsaɪ kəl /
adjective
noting or pertaining to an internal-combustion engine in which two strokes are required to complete a cycle (two-stroke cycle), one to admit and compress air or an air-fuel mixture and one to ignite fuel, do work, and scavenge the cylinder.
Compare
four-cycle.
Origin of two-cycle
First recorded in 1900–05
Example sentences from the Web for two-stroke cycle
Some engines are worked on the "two-stroke-cycle" principle; in this case, there are only two strokes for each impulse.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out |Fred T. Hodgson
British Dictionary definitions for two-stroke cycle
two-cycle
adjective
US and Canadian
relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine whose piston makes two strokes for every explosion
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): two-stroke See four-stroke