Wankeln.

Brit.

/ˈwaŋk(ə)l/,

/ˈvaŋk(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈwæŋkəl/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Felix Wankel.

Etymology: < the name of Felix Wankel (1902–88), German engineer, who developed the technology in the course of the 1950s. With Wankel engine compare German Wankelmotor (1960 or earlier).

More fully Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine, etc. An internal-combustion engine in which a four-stroke combustion cycle is achieved by means of an approximately triangular rotor rotating eccentrically so that its corners are in contact with the walls of an epitrochoidal case.Wankel engines are typically lighter than piston engines and offer a higher power to weight ratio. For this reason they have been used with some success in motor racing.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > rotary or radial

rotary engine1799

radial engine1909

Wankel1959

1959 Engineer 208 834/1 The N.S.U. Company of Neckarsulm, released details of a revolutionary design of rotary-piston motor, named, after its inventor, the N.S.U.-Wankel engine.

1967 Economist 2 Sept. 811/2 Will the wankel be enough to sustain NSU as an independent motor company, or will NSU one day have to close ranks further with Citroen?

2004 Sun (Nexis) 27 Feb. (Motoring section) The Mazda RX-8 is powered by a Wankel rotary engine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wankel
释义	Wankeln. Brit. /ˈwaŋk(ə)l/, /ˈvaŋk(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈwæŋkəl/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Felix Wankel. Etymology: < the name of Felix Wankel (1902–88), German engineer, who developed the technology in the course of the 1950s. With Wankel engine compare German Wankelmotor (1960 or earlier). More fully Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine, etc. An internal-combustion engine in which a four-stroke combustion cycle is achieved by means of an approximately triangular rotor rotating eccentrically so that its corners are in contact with the walls of an epitrochoidal case.Wankel engines are typically lighter than piston engines and offer a higher power to weight ratio. For this reason they have been used with some success in motor racing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > rotary or radial rotary engine1799 radial engine1909 Wankel1959 1959 Engineer 208 834/1 The N.S.U. Company of Neckarsulm, released details of a revolutionary design of rotary-piston motor, named, after its inventor, the N.S.U.-Wankel engine. 1967 Economist 2 Sept. 811/2 Will the wankel be enough to sustain NSU as an independent motor company, or will NSU one day have to close ranks further with Citroen? 2004 Sun (Nexis) 27 Feb. (Motoring section) The Mazda RX-8 is powered by a Wankel rotary engine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1959
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