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dead center [¦ded ′sen·tər] (mechanical engineering) A position of a crank in which the turning force applied to it by the connecting rod is zero; occurs when the crank and rod are in a straight line. A support for the work on a lathe which does not turn with the work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| More than likely just a little off top dead center for San Francisco's rent-a-tranny free enterprise zone. Chief among them: A unique disc-valve design that handles both the inlet and outlet valves of the compression cylinder, allowing trapped gases to be removed from the cylinder, which improves volumetric efficiency, while spark plug firing has been configured to occur after top dead center for improved thermal performance. Many great moments in American art have taken us into the heat of competition; generally speaking, however, art that references the world of sports finds its niche at the dead center of mainstream culture, churned out by schlock mills, marketed in "starving artist" sales at airport motels, or, worse yet, sold in "theme art" galleries that specialize in ripping off their clientele with dubious merchandise and hard sell about "investment potential. |
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