| NOUN | artifact | rotary engine | an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components |
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| artifact | rotary engine, radial engine | an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase |
| Meaning | An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components. | |
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| Narrower | Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine, epitrochoidal engine | A rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts |
| turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate | |
| Broader | internal-combustion engine, ICE | A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace |
| Spanish | motor giratorio, motor rotativo | |
| Meaning | An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase. | |
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| Synonym | radial engine | |
| Broader | internal-combustion engine, ICE | A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace |
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