reciprocating engine

re·cip·ro·cat·ing engine

(rĭ-sĭp′rə-kā′tĭng)

n.

An engine whose crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in a cylinder.

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reciprocating engine

n

(Mechanical Engineering) an engine in which one or more pistons move backwards and forwards inside a cylinder or cylinders

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recip′rocating en`gine

n.

any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.

[1815–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders crankcase - housing for a crankshaft crankshaft - a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank cylinder block, engine block, block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine piston, plunger - mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion

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Translations

reciprocating engine

n → Kolbenmotor m

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