Examples of octane in a Sentence
an octane rating of 90
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But as the capital city and, importantly, as the center of the country’s high octane media industry, Delhi’s symbolic significance is highly disproportional to its actual political consequence.
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2015
If your vehicle isn’t designed to run on higher octane fuels, then filling it with a higher octane fuel won’t necessarily result in more power or economy since the grade of fuel doesn’t impact the engine’s programming.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Currently, the national average for 87 octane gas (according to AAA) is about $3 per gallon, which means that hydrogen still costs more than double at the pump.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
The use of pure, electronic-grade octane was dictated by the necessity of not having free-moving ions that could leak electrons from the nano-arrays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2023
So if the usual customer pays $3.50, a customer using one of these two programs would pay $3.
Giant Eagle said this discount will be available on all types of fuel, including diesel or higher octane options like premium gas.
—Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2015
If your vehicle isn’t designed to run on higher octane fuels, then filling it with a higher octane fuel won’t necessarily result in more power or economy since the grade of fuel doesn’t impact the engine’s programming.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
Currently, the national average for 87 octane gas (according to AAA) is about $3 per gallon, which means that hydrogen still costs more than double at the pump.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 17 Jan. 2024
The use of pure, electronic-grade octane was dictated by the necessity of not having free-moving ions that could leak electrons from the nano-arrays.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2023
So if the usual customer pays $3.50, a customer using one of these two programs would pay $3.
Giant Eagle said this discount will be available on all types of fuel, including diesel or higher octane options like premium gas.
—Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octane. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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octane
noun
oc·tane
ˈäk-ˌtān 
1
: any of several liquid chemical compounds containing 8 carbon atoms and 18 hydrogen atoms
2
: a number that is used to measure the antiknock characteristics of gasoline with a higher number indicating a smaller chance of knocking
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