internal combustion engine
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internal combustion engine
noun internal combustion engines
- A piston or a rotary heat engine directly powered by the products of intermittent combustion of a fuel.
- A heat engine in which intermittent or the continuous burning of a fuel takes place inside a combustion chamber; the resulting pressurized gas acts directly on the engine to do useful work, such as a piston engine, gas turbine, jet engine or rocket.
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noun a piston or a rotary heat engine
| Español | motor de combustión interna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내연 기관 naeyeon gigwan |
| 日本語 | 内燃機関 nainen kikan |
| 中文 | 內燃機 /内燃机 nèiránjī |
| हिन्दी | अन्तर्दहन इंजन antardahan iñjan |
| Português | motor a explosão, motor de combustão interna |
| Français | moteur à combustion interne, moteur à explosion |
| Deutsch | Verbrennungsmotor |
| Italiano | motore a combustione interna, motore a scoppio |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανή εσωτερικής καύσης michaní esoterikís káfsis, κινητήρας εσωτερικής καύσης kinitíras esoterikís káfsis |
| Română | motor cu ardere internă |
| Русский | дви́гатель вну́треннего сгора́ния dvígatelʹ vnútrennevo sgoránija |
| Tiếng Việt | động cơ đốt trong |
| العربية | مُحَرِّك اِحْتِرَاق دَاخِلِيّ muḥarrik iḥtirāq dāḵiliyy |
| עברית | מנוע בעירה פנימית |
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