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simple engines

simple engines is the plural of simple engine.

Meaning of simple engine

Noun

simple engine (plural simple engines)

  1. An engine that has only a single stage, contrasting to a compound engine, compound locomotive, or triple expansion engine, which use multiple stages to improve efficiency.
  2. A steam engine that does not use a separate condenser to create suction and thereby improve efficiency.

Questions about simple engines

What is simple engines the plural of?
Simple engines is the plural of simple engine.

Words near simple engines in the dictionary

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  9. simple extension
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  11. simple fraction

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