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Otto cycle
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English
thumb|a typical schematic portrayal of an Otto cycle
Etymology
en eponyms Named after en Nikolaus Otto, German engineer.
Proper noun
The basic thermodynamic cycle of the normal four-stroke internal combustion engine: isentropic compression, constant-volume heat addition, isentropic expansion, and constant-volume heat rejection.
Hypernyms
en four-cycle four-stroke
Coordinate terms
en Atkinson cycle Diesel cycle Stirling cycle
See also
en two-cycle two-stroke