steam engine

steam engine — steam engine, adj. an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler. [1745 55] * * * Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work… …   Universalium

Steam engine — Steam en gine ([e^]n j[i^]n). An engine moved by steam. [1913 Webster] Note: In its most common forms its essential parts are a piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works in the cylinder, to which steam is admitted by the action of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

steam-engine — noun паровая машина, паровой двигатель …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …   Wikipedia

steam engine — noun Date: 1751 an engine driven or worked by steam; specifically a reciprocating engine having a piston driven in a closed cylinder by steam …   New Collegiate Dictionary

steam-engine — ˈsti:mˌendʒɪn сущ. паровая машина, паровой двигатель (техническое) паровая машина steam engine паровая машина, паровой двигатель …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

steam engine — noun a) A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine). b) Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work …   Wiktionary

steam engine — паровой двигатель паровой двигатель …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

steam engine — паровая машина, паровой поршневой двигатель …   Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности

steam engine — Техника: паровая машина, паровоз, паровой двигатель, паровой индукторный двигатель …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь