Defenition of the word internal-combustion engine

• Defenition of the word internal-combustion engine

  • 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
  • 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

Meronymys for the word internal-combustion engine

• • automotive vehicle
  • block
  • cylinder block
  • engine block
  • force feed
  • force-feed lubricating system
  • lubricating system
  • motor vehicle
  • motorboat
  • poppet
  • poppet valve
  • powerboat
  • pressure feed
  • pressure-feed lubricating system
  • self-starter
  • supercharger

Hyponyms for the word internal-combustion engine

• • diesel
  • diesel engine
  • diesel motor
  • four-stroke engine
  • four-stroke internal-combustion engine
  • gas engine
  • gasoline engine
  • outboard
  • outboard motor
  • petrol engine
  • radial engine
  • reciprocating engine
  • rotary engine
  • valve-in-head engine

Hypernyms for the word internal-combustion engine

• • heat engine

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