- ex|ter|nal-com|bus|tion engine
- ex|ter|nal-com|bus|tion engine «ehk STUR nuhl kuhm BUHS chuhn»,an engine in which the pressure is produced by fuel ignited outside the cylinder, as a steam engine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ex|ter|nal-com|bus|tion engine
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internal-combustionengine — in·ter·nal com·bus·tion engine (ĭn tûrʹnəl kəm bŭsʹchən) n. An engine, such as an automotive gasoline piston engine or a diesel, in which fuel is burned within the engine proper rather than in an external furnace, as in a steam engine. * * * … Universalium
external-combustionengine — ex·ter·nal com·bus·tion engine (ĭk stûrʹnəl kəm bŭsʹchən) n. An engine, such as a steam engine, in which the fuel is burned outside the engine cylinder. * * * … Universalium
Internal-combustion — In*ter nal com*bus tion, a. (Mach.) Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
