heat engine
- a mechanical device designed to transform part of the heat entering it into work.
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Origin of heat engine
First recorded in 1890–95
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But during the centuries of experiments with a heat-engine, the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of MankindHendrik Van Loon
But during the centuries of experiments with a "heat-engine," the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of MankindHendrik van Loon
In every heat-engine, therefore, there must be a fall from a higher to a lower temperature; otherwise no work would be done.
heat engine
- an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy
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