direct-acting

[ dih-rekt-ak-ting, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈrɛktˌæk tɪŋ, daɪ- /

adjective

(of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.

Origin of direct-acting

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby direct-acting

dire, direc. prop., direct, direct-access, direct-access storage device, direct-acting, direct action, direct address, direct broadcast satellite, direct characterization, direct cinema

Example sentences from the Web for direct-acting

In a direct-acting engine the throw of the crank is equal to the stroke of the piston.
An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design|David Allan Low
Each was fitted with a Blake, horizontal, direct-acting, vacuum pump.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett
Fishers carriages were driven by direct-acting engines, one cylinder on each side of the smoke-box.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks
A vastly simpler form of pumping-engine without fly-wheel is the now common “direct-acting steam-pump.”
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston

Direct-acting compressors are liable to center when doing work at slow speed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891|Various

单词	direct-acting
释义	direct-acting [ dih-rekt-ak-ting, dahy- ] / dɪˈrɛktˌæk tɪŋ, daɪ- / adjective (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel. Origin of direct-acting First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby direct-acting dire, direc. prop., direct, direct-access, direct-access storage device, direct-acting, direct action, direct address, direct broadcast satellite, direct characterization, direct cinema Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for direct-acting In a direct-acting engine the throw of the crank is equal to the stroke of the piston. An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design\|David Allan Low Each was fitted with a Blake, horizontal, direct-acting, vacuum pump. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|B. H. M. Hewett Fishers carriages were driven by direct-acting engines, one cylinder on each side of the smoke-box. Automobile Biographies\|Lyman Horace Weeks A vastly simpler form of pumping-engine without fly-wheel is the now common “direct-acting steam-pump.” A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine\|Robert H. Thurston Direct-acting compressors are liable to center when doing work at slow speed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891\|Various
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