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Revolutions per minute   /rˌɛvəlˈuʃənz pər mˈɪnət/   Listen
Revolutions per minute

noun
1.
Rate of revolution of a motor.  Synonyms: rev, rpm.






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"Revolutions per minute" Quotes from Famous Books



... for the manufacture is forced by the pump, a, into the reservoir, W, from whence it flows, through the pipes, r, into the different machines. All the apparatus are set in motion by two shaftings, q. The principal shaft makes two hundred revolutions per minute, but the velocity of that of the pumps is but fifty revolutions.—Polytech. Journ., ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 • Various

... a quarter of a minute or so after the lamp is lit, and increases its speed up to a certain point, say 300 revolutions per minute. When the water becomes very hot it may be changed. The power might be applied, through demultiplying gear, to a small pump drawing water from the bottom of the tank and forcing it through the water chamber and a bent-over stand pipe into the tank again. This will help to keep ...
— Things To Make • Archibald Williams

... of combustion and pushing the exhaust valve shut again. With a bore of four inches or less, this engine, Charles believed, should develop about three horsepower and run at a speed between 350 to 400 revolutions per minute.[14] ...
— The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology • Don H. Berkebile

... necessary for the manufacture is forced by the pump, a, into the reservoir, W, from whence it flows, through the pipes, r, into the different machines. All the apparatus are set in motion by two shaftings, q. The principal shaft makes two hundred revolutions per minute, but the velocity of that of the pumps is but fifty revolutions.—Polytech. Journ., and ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 • Various



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