OCTANE NUMBER


Meaning of OCTANE NUMBER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1931

: a number that is used to measure the antiknock properties of a liquid motor fuel (as gasoline) with a higher number indicating a smaller likelihood of knocking ― called also octane rating ― compare CETANE NUMBER

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