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 Definitions of octane number  [ˈɒk teɪn]  

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Definition of 'octane number' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) octane number
a designation of antiknock quality of gasoline, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics. Also called octane rating.

Etymology:  (1930–35)

Definition of 'octane number' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) octane number, octane rating
a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline

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