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atmospheric engine

atmospheric engine noun: a kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.

Noun

atmospheric engine (plural atmospheric engines)

  1. A kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.

Forms of atmospheric engine

pluralatmospheric engines

Questions about atmospheric engine

What does atmospheric engine mean?
Atmospheric engine means a kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.
What part of speech is atmospheric engine?
Atmospheric engine is a noun.
What is the plural of atmospheric engine?
The plural of atmospheric engine is atmospheric engines.

Words near atmospheric engine in the dictionary

  1. atmosphereless
  2. atmospherelessness
  3. atmospheres
  4. atmospherial
  5. atmospheric
  6. atmospheric engine
  7. atmospheric engines
  8. atmospheric escape
  9. atmospheric escapes
  10. atmospheric hammer
  11. atmospheric hammers

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