steam engine
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1. external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | external-combustion engine, |
| definition | : | a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | boiler, steam boiler, |
| definition | : | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | crosshead, |
| definition | : | metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | steam chest, |
| definition | : | the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | steamer, steamship, |
| definition | : | a ship powered by one or more steam engines (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | steam locomotive, |
| definition | : | a locomotive powered by a steam engine (noun.artifact) |
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