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Definition of engine
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Engine
(v. t.)
(Pronounced,
in this
sense,
/////.)
To rack; to
torture..
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Inboard
::
Inboard
(a. & adv.) From
without
inward;
toward
the
inside;
as, the
inboard
stroke
of a steam
engine
piston,
the
inward
or
return
stroke..
Ditch
::
Ditch (v. t.) To throw into a
ditch;
as, the
engine
was
ditched
and
turned
on its
side..
Hose
::
Hose (n.) A
flexible
pipe, made of
leather,
India
rubber,
or other
material,
and used for
conveying
fluids,
especially
water,
from a
faucet,
hydrant,
or fire
engine..
Power
::
Power (n.) The rate at which
mechanical
energy
is
exerted
or
mechanical
work
performed,
as by an
engine
or other
machine,
or an
animal,
working
continuously;
as, an
engine
of
twenty
horse
power..
Nozzle
::
Nozzle
(n.) A short
outlet,
or
inlet,
pipe
projecting
from the end or side of a
hollow
vessel,
as a
steam-engine
cylinder
or a steam
boiler..
Engine
::
Engine
(n.) Any
instrument
by which any
effect
is
produced;
especially,
an
instrument
or
machine
of war or
torture..
Catapult
::
Catapult
(n.) An
engine
somewhat
resembling
a
massive
crossbow,
used by the
ancient
Greeks
and
Romans
for
throwing
stones,
arrows,
spears,
etc..
Fusee
::
Fusee (n.) A small
packet
of
explosive
material
with wire
appendages
allowing
it to be
conveniently
attached
to a
railroad
track.
It will
explode
with a loud
report
when run over by a
train,
and is used to
provide
a
warning
signal
to the
engineer..
Stroke
::
Stroke
(v. t.) The
movement,
in
either
direction,
of the
piston
plunger,
piston
rod,
crosshead,
etc., as of a steam
engine
or a pump, in which these parts have a
reciprocating
motion;
as, the
forward
stroke
of a
piston;
also, the
entire
distance
passed
through,
as by a
piston,
in such a
movement;
as, the
piston
is at half
stroke..
Automatical
::
Automatical
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
produced
by, an
automaton;
of the
nature
of an
automaton;
self-acting
or
self-regulating
under fixed
conditions;
-- esp.
applied
to
machinery
or
devices
in which
certain
things
formerly
or
usually
done by hand are done by the
machine
or
device
itself;
as, the
automatic
feed of a
lathe;
automatic
gas
lighting;
an
automatic
engine
or
switch;
an
automatic
mouse..
Pneumatical
::
Pneumatical
(a.) Moved or
worked
by
pressure
or flow of air; as, a
pneumatic
instrument;
a
pneumatic
engine..
Onager
::
Onager
(n.) A
military
engine
acting
like a
sling,
which threw
stones
from a bag or
wooden
bucket,
and was
operated
by
machinery..
Throw
::
Throw (n.) The
extreme
movement
given to a
sliding
or
vibrating
reciprocating
piece by a cam,
crank,
eccentric,
or the like;
travel;
stroke;
as, the throw of a slide
valve.
Also,
frequently,
the
length
of the
radius
of a
crank,
or the
eccentricity
of an
eccentric;
as, the throw of the crank of a steam
engine
is equal to half the
stroke
of the
piston..
Scorpion
::
Scorpion
(n.) An
ancient
military
engine
for
hurling
stones
and other
missiles.
Trunk
::
Trunk (n.) A large pipe
forming
the
piston
rod of a steam
engine,
of
sufficient
diameter
to allow one end of the
connecting
rod to be
attached
to the
crank,
and the other end to pass
within
the pipe
directly
to the
piston,
thus
making
the
engine
more
compact..
Pound
::
Pound (v. i.) To make a
jarring
noise,
as in
running;
as, the
engine
pounds..
Bed
::
Bed (n.) The
foundation
or the more solid and fixed part or
framing
of a
machine;
or a part on which
something
is laid or
supported;
as, the bed of an
engine..
Dummy
::
Dummy (a.)
Silent;
mute;
noiseless;
as a dummy
engine.
Regulator
::
Regulator
(n.) A
contrivance
for
regulating
and
controlling
motion,
as: (a) The lever or index in a
watch,
which
controls
the
effective
length
of the
hairspring,
and thus
regulates
the
vibrations
of the
balance.
(b) The
governor
of a steam
engine.
(c) A valve for
controlling
the
admission
of steam to the steam
chest,
in a
locomotive..
Link Motion
::
Link
motion
() A valve gear,
consisting
of two
eccentrics
with their rods,
giving
motion
to a slide valve by an
adjustable
connecting
bar,
called
the link, in such a way that the
motion
of the
engine
can be
reversed,
or the
cut-off
varied,
at will; -- used very
generally
in
locomotives
and
marine
engines..
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