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).
Otto was originally a pet form for any of the ancient Germanic names beginning with the element âod, otâ meaning âwealth, prosperityâ (it shares the same Germanic root etymology with the Olde English element âÄadâ also meaning âprosperity, richesâ which gave birth to English names like Edward, Edgar and Edwin).