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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

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↑engine block, ↑cylinder block, ↑block, ↑lubricating system, ↑force-feed lubricating system, ↑force feed, ↑pressure-feed lubricating system, ↑pressure feed, ↑poppet, ↑poppet valve, ↑self-starter, ↑supercharger

: a heat engine in which the combustion that generates the heat takes place inside the engine proper instead of in a furnace — compare diesel engine, gas engine, gasoline engine, gas turbine, jet engine, rocket engine, external-combustion engine

an engine of one or more working cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place within the cylinders.

[1880-85]

internal-combustion engine noun

An engine in which the fuel is burned within the working cylinder

Main Entry: ↑internal

internal-combustion engine UK US noun [countable] [singular internal-combustion engine plural internal-combustion engines] science

a type of engine used in most cars

Thesaurus: equipment and systems in cars and other road vehicles_hyponym

internal-combustion engine,

1. an engine in which power is produced by exploding a mixture of fuel and air inside the engine itself, usually inside cylinders. Gasoline engines and diesel engines are internal-combustion engines; steam engines are not.

2. a gas turbine installation in which combustion occurs within a continuously flowing system.

inˌternal-comˈbustion engine [internal-combustion engine] noun

a type of engine used in most cars that produces power by burning petrol/gas inside