rotary engine

rotary engine

n.

An engine, such as a turbine, in which power is supplied directly to vanes or other rotary parts.

rotary engine

n

1. (Automotive Engineering) an internal-combustion engine having radial cylinders that rotate about a fixed crankshaft

2. (Automotive Engineering) an engine, such as a turbine or wankel engine, in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components

ro′tary en′gine

n.

1. an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts.

2. an internal-combustion engine, as the Wankel engine, whose power is developed by a rotor revolving in the combustion chamber.

3. a revolving radial engine.

[1810–20]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rotary engine - an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components 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 turbine - rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate epitrochoidal engine, Wankel engine, Wankel rotary engine - a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
	2.	rotary engine - an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase radial engine 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