octane-rating

oc·tane-rat·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-teyn rey-ting]
- /ˈɒk teɪn ˈreɪ tɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-teyn rey-ting]
- /ˈɒk teɪn ˈreɪ tɪŋ/

Definition of octane-rating word

noun octane-rating (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics. 1

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Origin of octane-rating

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Octane-rating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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octane-rating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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