Wan|kel engine

Wan|kel engine
Wan|kel engine, or Wan|kel «WANG kuhl; German VAHN kuhl», noun.
an internal-combustion engine in which the difference in shape of a triangular rotor revolving within a cylinder makes firing chambers that replace conventional pistons and cylinders: »

Compared to like-rated conventional engines, the Wankel is 30-50% lighter and smaller,…operates on nonleaded fuel, and is very responsive to antipollution devices (Frank A. Smith).

╂[< Felix Wankel, born 1902, a German engineer, who invented it]

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  • Wan|kel — engine, or Wan|kel «WANG kuhl; German VAHN kuhl», noun. an internal combustion engine in which the difference in shape of a triangular rotor revolving within a cylinder makes firing chambers that replace conventional pistons and cylinders:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wankel engine — Wan′kel en′gine [[t]ˈwɑŋ kəl, ˈwæŋ [/t]] n. aum an internal combustion rotary engine with a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber • Etymology: after Felix Wankel (1902–88), German engineer, its inventor …   From formal English to slang

  • Wankelengine — Wan·kel engine (vängʹkəl, wängʹ , wăngʹ ) n. A rotary internal combustion engine in which a triangular rotor turning in a specially shaped housing performs the functions allotted to the pistons of a conventional engine, thereby allowing great… …   Universalium

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