internal-combustion engine
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1. a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | heat engine, |
| definition | : | any engine that makes use of heat to do work (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gas engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gasoline engine, petrol engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | outboard, outboard motor, |
| definition | : | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | radial engine, rotary engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | reciprocating engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rotary engine, |
| definition | : | an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | valve-in-head engine, |
| definition | : | internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | poppet, poppet valve, |
| definition | : | a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | self-starter, |
| definition | : | an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | supercharger, |
| definition | : | compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | motorboat, powerboat, |
| definition | : | a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine (noun.artifact) |
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