oversquare

See also: over square

English

Alternative forms

• over-square, over square

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

English square

English oversquare

From over- + square.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

oversquare

1. (of an engine) having a cylinder with a greater bore than stroke.

   Antonyms: undersquare, under square

   Coordinate term: square

   • 1985, George Philip Hanley, Stacey Pankiw Hanley, The Marmon Heritage: More Than 125 Years of American Production of World Renowned Products : Marmon, Marmon-Herrington, Marmon-Herrington All-Wheel-Drive Ford‎^[1], Doyle Hyk Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 40:

     The Model F engine was an overbored variation of the larger engine first applied to the Model D the previous year. This made it considerably oversquare: 5 inch bore (4.625 on the D) and 4.5 inch stroke displacing 353 cubic inches. It was rated 32.4 SAE horsepower, produced 35 at the same conditions and 40 maximum.

Related terms

• bored out
• bore out
• overbore