Definition of "rpm" []

• Revolutions per minute (abbreviation)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If the rpm is too fast the whip will destroy itself because of the hydrodynamic forces applied to it by the fluid."
• "This is due to the idea that the engine can only rev to a certain rpm amount and the clutch mechanism takes away necessary rpm to produce speed."
• "The Play-Pump is capable of producing 1400 litres per hour at 16 rpm from a depth of 40m, and is effective up to a depth of 100m."