1. Noun. The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque.
1. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1916)“Next the crankshaft is turned over the dead centre until the piston is again the same distance from the top of the stroke, and another mark is made on the ...”
2. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1916)“Next the crankshaft is turned over the dead centre until the piston is again the same distance from the top of the stroke, and another mark is made on the ...”
4. The Mechanical Engineering of Power Plants by Frederick Remsen Hutton (1897)“Set the main crank of the engine on either dead-centre . ... Turn the engine over until the crank is nearly at its dead-centre and scratch a mark on ...”