| NOUN | artifact | external-combustion engine | a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat / heat is converted to mechanical energy |
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| Meaning | A heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat / heat is converted to mechanical energy. | |
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| Narrower | steam engine | external-combustion engine in which heat / heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder |
| Broader | heat engine | Any engine that makes use of heat to do work |
| Spanish | motor de combustión externa | |
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