Rpm vs. Rev — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rpm and Rev
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Rpm
Alternative case form of RPM
Rev
A revolution, as of a motor.
Rpm
Alternative case form of RPM
Rev
To increase the speed of (a motor, for example)
Revved the engine.
Rpm
Rate of revolution of a motor;
The engine was doing 6000 revs
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Rev
To accelerate or increase
Orders to rev up factory output.
Rev
To make livelier or more productive
Revving ourselves up for the game.
Efforts to rev the economy.
Rev
To operate at an increased speed
Heard the motors revving.
Rev
To accelerate in quantity or activity.
Rev
To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
He revved the engine in a rather macho style.
You could hear the engines revving from a mile away.
Rev
Revolution (of something spinning)
Rev
Rate of revolution of a motor;
The engine was doing 6000 revs
Rev
Increase the number of rotations per minute;
Rev up an engine
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