external-combustionengine

external-combustionengine
ex·ter·nal-com·bus·tion engine (ĭk-stûrʹnəl-kəm-bŭsʹchən) n.
An engine, such as a steam engine, in which the fuel is burned outside the engine cylinder.

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  • internal-combustionengine — in·ter·nal com·bus·tion engine (ĭn tûrʹnəl kəm bŭsʹchən) n. An engine, such as an automotive gasoline piston engine or a diesel, in which fuel is burned within the engine proper rather than in an external furnace, as in a steam engine. * * * …   Universalium

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