internal combustion engine

noun

Definitions

  1. A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent…

    A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.

  2. A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place…

    A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.

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