Sabathé's cycle

noun

Sa·ba·thé's cycle | \ ¦sabə¦tāz-\

Definition of Sabathé's cycle

: a cycle of operations in internal-combustion engines in which the combustion takes place partly explosively and partly at constant pressure and which resembles partly the Otto cycle and partly the Diesel cycle

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