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INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
ICE; internal-combustion engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("internal-combustion engine" is a kind of...):
heat engine (any engine that makes use of heat to do work)
Meronyms (parts of "internal-combustion engine"):
force-feed lubricating system; force feed; lubricating system; pressure-feed lubricating system; pressure feed (mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings)
poppet; poppet valve (a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines)
block; cylinder block; engine block (a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine)
self-starter (an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine)
supercharger (compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "internal-combustion engine"):
diesel; diesel engine; diesel motor (an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil)
four-stroke engine; four-stroke internal-combustion engine (an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke)
gas engine (an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor)
gasoline engine; petrol engine (an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines)
outboard; outboard motor (internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat)
radial engine; rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase)
reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)
rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)
valve-in-head engine (internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head)
Holonyms ("internal-combustion engine" is a part of...):
motorboat; powerboat (a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine)
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
