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Dead center
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of dead-center. US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Dead center on its back was the design of a large, blue eye that somehow looked familiar."
- 1 Alternative form of dead-center. US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Now, the Ouija board sat dead center."
- 1 Synonym of dead point: the position at which a crank is in a direct line with a connecting rod. US
- 2 the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque wordnet
- 3 A nonrevolving center in a lathe. US
- 4 The exact center. US, idiomatic
Etymology
The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled.
The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled.
The sense referring to a piston position was originally a variant of earlier dead-point. The adjective carries two of its senses at once in this construction: both "exact" and "without force imparted". As the piston passes through dead center, there is an instant when it is neither being pushed nor being pulled.
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