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Dead centre   /dɛd sˈɛntər/   Listen
Dead centre

noun
1.
The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque.  Synonym: dead center.





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... rapidly improving in technique, though organ-grinding, unlike the Law, is more of a calling than a trade, and he hung occasionally on a dead centre. Giuseppe, I think, was singing, but I could not understand the drift of Sir Christopher's remarks. They ...
— Actions and Reactions • Rudyard Kipling


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