The lowest number of revolutions per minute that an engine will run at without stalling.
空转，怠速运转
Example sentencesExamples
The test car was powered by a diesel engine, though you would only know that at tickover.
There is a gentle tick at tickover, justifying the term's name, but on the move there is very little of the usual diesel gruffness.
At tickover the engine is refined and there is no sign of vibration inside the cabin through pedals or steering wheel.
It was really getting a lot darker now so I cut back to tickover and began to lose height to come in to land.
The JTD engine does produce a little diesel rattle on tickover but it stirs into life once you move off, creating a very satisfying note in tune with its sporty looks.
The symptoms are likely to be a little rattling on tickover.
I had to burn off the height to get down to the landing and I cut the engine back to tickover and pulled on some slipping turns.
Idling in neutral this engine sounds like every other diesel but anything above tickover and it purrs like a performance machine.
It was with mounting excitement that I set off, the electric motor on tickover.