Defenition of the word steam engine

• Defenition of the word steam engine

  • An external combustion engine that makes use of the thermal energy that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work.
  • heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
  • 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

Meronymys for the word steam engine

• • boiler
  • crosshead
  • steam boiler
  • steam chest
  • steam locomotive
  • steamer
  • steamship

Hypernyms for the word steam engine

• • external-combustion engine

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