A new list of the most common words and phrases in the English language in 2013 was overwhelmingly negative. 404 â as in the error message that appears when a web page can't load â and toxic politics both earned top spots, with surveillance, drones and federal shutdown also appearing on the list, from Global Language Monitor.
3. 5 The Internal combustion engine (Otto Cycle) [vw, s & b: 9.13] The Otto cycle is a set of processes used by spark ignition internal combustion engines (2-stroke or 4-stroke cycles).
In 1883 Gottlieb Daimler, who had previously worked with Otto, designed a four stroke internal combustion engine that ran on petrol or gasoline. The engine ran faster than Ottos so that it produced more power for the weight of the engine.