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ROTARY ENGINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase
Synonyms:
radial engine; rotary engine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rotary engine" is a kind of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rotary engine" is a kind of...):
ICE; internal-combustion engine (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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rotary engine"):
turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)
epitrochoidal engine; Wankel engine; Wankel rotary engine (a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts)
