Newcomen

[ noo-kuhm-uhn, nyoo- ]

/ nuˈkʌm ən, nyu- /

noun

Thomas, 1663–1729, English inventor.

Words nearby Newcomen

New City, new-collar, Newcomb, Newcombe, New Comedy, Newcomen, newcomer, New Country, new covenant, new criticism, new cuisine

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Example sentences from the Web for Newcomen

John Cawley, who was the associate of Newcomen in his experiments and inquiries, was a plumber and glazier of the same town.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
An accident of a different kind shortly after led to the improvement of Newcomen's engine in another respect.
Stories of Invention|Edward E. Hale
Newcomen had, as we have seen, produced the modern type of steam engine as an original and wholly novel invention.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891|Various
The best engine up to this time was the Newcomen, exclusively used for pumping water.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie

As a means of drainage, then, you would expect to see them substituted for Newcomen's comparatively ruinous engines.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Newcomen

Newcomen

/ (ˈnjuːˌkʌmən) /

noun

Thomas. 1663–1729, English engineer who invented a steam engine, which James Watt later modified and developed

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Scientific definitions for Newcomen

Newcomen

[ nōō′kə-mən ]

Thomas 1663-1729

English inventor who developed an early steam engine (1711) that was was widely used to pump water in coal mines.

单词	newcomen
释义	Newcomen [ noo-kuhm-uhn, nyoo- ] / nuˈkʌm ən, nyu- / noun Thomas, 1663–1729, English inventor. Words nearby Newcomen New City, new-collar, Newcomb, Newcombe, New Comedy, Newcomen, newcomer, New Country, new covenant, new criticism, new cuisine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Newcomen John Cawley, who was the associate of Newcomen in his experiments and inquiries, was a plumber and glazier of the same town. The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)\|Dionysius Lardner An accident of a different kind shortly after led to the improvement of Newcomen's engine in another respect. Stories of Invention\|Edward E. Hale Newcomen had, as we have seen, produced the modern type of steam engine as an original and wholly novel invention. Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891\|Various The best engine up to this time was the Newcomen, exclusively used for pumping water. James Watt\|Andrew Carnegie As a means of drainage, then, you would expect to see them substituted for Newcomen's comparatively ruinous engines. The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Newcomen Newcomen / (ˈnjuːˌkʌmən) / noun Thomas. 1663–1729, English engineer who invented a steam engine, which James Watt later modified and developed 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 Scientific definitions for Newcomen Newcomen [ nōō′kə-mən ] Thomas 1663-1729 English inventor who developed an early steam engine (1711) that was was widely used to pump water in coal mines. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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