INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does internal-combustion engine mean?
• INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE (noun)
The noun INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE (noun)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
internal-combustion engine; ICE
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"):
block; cylinder block; engine block (a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine)
force feed; force-feed lubricating system; lubricating system; pressure feed; pressure-feed lubricating system (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 perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines)
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)
rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)
reciprocating engine (an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)
radial engine; rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase)
outboard; outboard motor (internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat)
valve-in-head engine (internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head)
gasoline engine (an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines)
gas engine (an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor)
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)
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)
