heat engine

noun Thermodynamics.

a mechanical device designed to transform part of the heat entering it into work.

Origin of heat engine

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby heat engine

heat cramps, heat death, heat devil, heat dome, heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun

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Example sentences from the Web for heat engine

But during the centuries of experiments with a heat-engine, the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon
But during the centuries of experiments with a "heat-engine," the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik van Loon
In every heat-engine, therefore, there must be a fall from a higher to a lower temperature; otherwise no work would be done.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for heat engine

heat engine

noun

an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy

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单词	heat engine
释义	heat engine noun Thermodynamics. a mechanical device designed to transform part of the heat entering it into work. Origin of heat engine First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby heat engine heat cramps, heat death, heat devil, heat dome, heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heat engine But during the centuries of experiments with a heat-engine, the political world had greatly changed. The Story of Mankind\|Hendrik Van Loon But during the centuries of experiments with a "heat-engine," the political world had greatly changed. The Story of Mankind\|Hendrik van Loon In every heat-engine, therefore, there must be a fall from a higher to a lower temperature; otherwise no work would be done. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885\|Various British Dictionary definitions for heat engine heat engine noun an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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