internal-combustion
1Internal-combustion — In*ter nal com*bus tion, a. (Mach.) Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an …
2internal combustion — noun the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal combustion engine) (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑combustion, ↑burning …
3internal-combustion — /in terr nl keuhm bus cheuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to an internal combustion engine. [1880 85] * * * …
4internal-combustion — /in terr nl keuhm bus cheuhn/, adj. of or pertaining to an internal combustion engine. [1880 85] …
5Internal-combustion engine — Internal combustion engine) in which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam engine boiler. The gas used may be a… …
6internal combustion engine — internal combustion engines N COUNT An internal combustion engine is an engine that creates its energy by burning fuel inside itself. Most cars have internal combustion engines …
7internal-combustion engine — [in tʉr′nəlkəm bus′chənen′jən, in tʉrn′ lkəm bus′chən] n. an engine, as in an airplane, automobile, etc., that obtains its power from heat and pressure produced by the combustion of a fuel and air mixture inside a closed chamber or cylinder …
8internal-combustion engine — ► NOUN ▪ an engine in which power is generated by the expansion of hot gases from the burning of fuel with air inside the engine …
9Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
10internal-combustion engine — an engine of one or more working cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place within the cylinders. [1880 85] * * * Any engine in which a fuel air mixture is burned in the engine proper so that the hot gaseous products of combustion… …