reciprocating engine
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1. an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | ice, internal-combustion engine, |
| definition | : | 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) |
| part holonym | : | crankcase, |
| definition | : | housing for a crankshaft (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | crankshaft, |
| definition | : | a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | piston, plunger, |
| definition | : | mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion (noun.artifact) |
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