engine cutoff
1Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …
2Cutoff — or cut off or cut off may refer to: Contents 1 Science and technology 2 Clothing and fashion 3 Roads and trails …
3Cutoff (disambiguation) — Cutoff may refer to: * Cutoff, a range of values to be considered in physics. * Cutoff (steam engine), the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. * Cutoff (metalworking), a piercing operation used to cut a workpiece from… …
4cutoff — [kut′ôf΄] n. 1. the act of cutting off; esp., the limit or ending set for a process, activity, etc. 2. a road or passage that cuts across, shortening the distance 3. ☆ a) a new and shorter channel cut by a river across a bend, or dug out to… …
5cutoff valve — cutoff valve, a valve that stops the passage of a fluid to the cylinder of an engine …
6cutoff — /kut awf , of /, n. 1. an act or instance of cutting off. 2. something that cuts off. 3. a road, passage, etc., that leaves another, usually providing a shortcut: Let s take the cutoff to Baltimore. 4. a new and shorter channel formed in a river… …
7cutoff — cut•off [[t]ˈkʌtˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of cutting off 2) something that cuts off 3) a point serving as the limit beyond which something is no longer effective, applicable, or possible 4) a road, passage, etc., that leaves another …
8Corliss steam engine — A Corliss steam engine – the valve gear is on the right of the cylinder block, on the left of the picture A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 …
9Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …
10Henry the Green Engine — is a fictional anthropomorphic 4 6 0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin off children s television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends .… …
