atmospheric engine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of atmospheric engine
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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As we have seen, it was an atmospheric engine, in no sense a steam engine.
From James Watt by Carnegie, Andrew
Mr. Foulis asked what proportion the power indicated on the diagram bore to the power indicated on the brake in the atmospheric engine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
Some crude engines were made in Watt's time, the best being that of Thomas Newcomen, called an atmospheric engine, and used in raising water from coal-mines.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah K.
In 1864 Otto's atmospheric engine was invented, in which a heavily-loaded piston was forced upward by an explosion of gas and air drawn in at atmospheric pressure.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
At the second Parisian International Exhibition, 1867, an atmospheric engine, invented by Otto & Langen about this time, was shown.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Runciman, Walter C.
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