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  • 1Internal-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… …

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  • 2Internal 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 …

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  • 3internal-combustion engine — noun 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 • Syn: ↑ICE • Hypernyms: ↑heat engine • Hyponyms: ↑diesel, ↑diesel engine, ↑ …

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  • 4History of the internal combustion engine — Various scientists and engineers contributed to the development of internal combustion engines: [ Otto engines running at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), in Rollag, Minnesota. (2min 16sec, 320x240, 340kbps video)] *1206: Al …

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  • 5Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system …

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  • 6internal combustion engine — in.ternal com bustion .engine n an engine that produces power by burning petrol, used in most cars …

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  • 7internal combustion engine — noun (C) an engine that produces power by burning petrol …

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  • 8Component parts of internal combustion engines — Internal combustion engines come in a wide variety of types, but have certain family resemblances, and thus share many common types of components. Contents 1 Combustion chambers 2 Ignition system 2.1 Spark 2.2 Compression …

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  • 9Controlled Combustion Engine — REVETEC X4v2 Prototype Engine Controlled Combustion Engine (CCE) is a term used by Revetec, an engine design company, to identify a type of experimental internal combustion engine (ICE) designed by Brad Howell Smith. It uses two counter rotating… …

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  • 10Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… …

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