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M'Naught

M'Naught proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

M'Naught

  1. A surname.

Verb

M'Naught (third-person singular simple present M'Naughts, present participle M'Naughting, simple past and past participle M'Naughted)

  1. (transitive) To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the centre and the flywheel end, using high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine.

Forms of M'Naught

third-person singular presentM'Naughts
present participleM'Naughting
past participleM'Naughted
pastM'Naughted

Origin of M'Naught

The beam-engine technique was introduced by Mr M'Naught, a Scottish engineer, in 1845.

Questions about M'Naught

What does M'Naught mean?
M'Naught means a surname.
What part of speech is M'Naught?
M'Naught can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near M'Naught in the dictionary

  1. m'm
  2. M'Minn
  3. M'Naghten rule
  4. M'Nair
  5. M'Nairs
  6. M'Naught
  7. M'Naughted
  8. M'Naughting
  9. M'Naughts
  10. M'rashtra
  11. m's

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