revolutions per minute
Noun
Meaning
rate of revolution of a motor
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Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.
the engine was doing 6000 revs
At the end of the bike segment, triathletes also often cycle with a higher cadence (revolutions per minute), which serves in part to keep the muscles loose and flexible for running.
It was David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, in the spring of 1973, and as the bright orange RCA label started spinning at 33 and a third revolutions per minute, I was transfixed.
This type of engine can be used to move heavy loads or produce motion. citation Performance Engine speed In the case of engines outputting shaft power, engine speed is measured in revolutions per minute (RPM).
However it was utilized in an experiment to achieve speeds of up to 600 million revolutions per minute.