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four-stroke cycle
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four-stroke cycle [¦fȯr ¦strōk ′sī·kəl]
(mechanical engineering)
An internal combustion engine cycle completed in four piston strokes; includes a suction stroke, compression stroke, expansion stroke, and exhaust stroke.


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A 2 cycle engine will be smaller, lighter and simpler than a 4 cycle engine, and it will usually run much faster - as many as three or four times as many RPMs at the same displacement.
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