An engine driven by the production, expansion, or combustion of gas; (later esp.) an internal combustion engine which uses gas as fuel. Cf. gas motor…
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释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > gas (3) gas engine1820 An engine driven by the production, expansion, or combustion of gas; (later esp.) an internal combustion engine which uses gas as fuel. Cf. gas motor… flame-engine1862 ‘an early name for the gas-engine, in which the piston is moved by the expansion due to the sudden combustion of a body of gas in the cylinder’… gas turbine1885 A turbine driven by a flow of gas; (subsequently) esp. one driven by expanding hot gases produced in the combustion of fuel, and used to power an… |
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