"rotary engine" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components (synset 104117748)
is a type of: ice, internal-combustion engine - 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
subtypes:
- 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
An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase (synset 104046849)
is a type of: ice, internal-combustion engine - 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

same as: radial engine