Vi fant 1 definisjoner av internal-combustion engine på engelsk.
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| internal-combustion engine - 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 | ||
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| heat engine any engine that makes use of heat to do work | ||
| motorboat, powerboat a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine | ||
| automotive vehicle, motor vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails | ||
| diesel engine, diesel motor, diesel an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil | ||
| cylinder block, engine block, block a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" | ||
| four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine 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 | ||
| gas engine an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor | ||
| gasoline engine, petrol engine an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines | ||
| force-feed lubricating system, force feed, lubricating system, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings | ||
| outboard motor, outboard internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat | ||
| poppet, poppet valve a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines | ||
| radial engine, rotary engine an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase | ||
| reciprocating engine an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders | ||
| rotary engine an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components | ||
| self-starter an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine | ||
| supercharger compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine | ||