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Definition of Scavenging
1. p. pr. & vb. n. Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.
Definition of Scavenging
1. Verb. (present participle of scavenge) ¹
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Definition of Scavenging
1. scavenge [v] - See also: scavenge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scavenging
Literary usage of Scavenging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" by Smita Narula (1999)
"Yet sweeping, scavenging, and leatherwork are still the monopoly of the scheduled
castes, whose members are threatened with physical abuse and social ..."
2. Land and Marine Diesel Engines by Giorgio Supino (1915)
"The scavenging air, instead of entering at the bottom through other ports in the
cylinder wall, in this case enters through mechanically operated valves, ..."
3. Marine Engineers' Handbook by Frank Ward Sterling (1920)
"The scavenging air pressure depends upon the admission means, and the dimensions
... The volume of scavenging air is always greater by 30 to GO per cent, ..."
4. The Steam-engine and Other Heat-engines by James Alfred Ewing (1910)
"Scavenging. In the ordinary Otto cycle the clearance space is left at the end of
the exhaust stroke full of products of combustion, which mix with the ..."
5. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"... 1891. including expenses of scavenging streets) ; (b) in respect of lighting :
and (c) in respect of streets (other than the expenses of scavenging): ..."
6. The Modern Gas-engine and the Gas-producer by Arvid Michael Levin (1912)
"Scavenging.—In the two-cycle engine, the burned gases from a preceding stroke
are generally removed from the combustion- chamber by the new charge, ..."
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