heat engine
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noun Thermodynamics.
a mechanical device designed to transform part of the heat entering it into work.
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- heat cramp,
- heat cramps,
- heat death,
- heat devil,
- heat dome,
- heat equation,
- heat exchanger,
- heat exhaustion,
- heat gun,
- heat index
Origin of heat engine
First recorded in 1890–95
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Examples from the Web for heat engine
But during the centuries of experiments with a heat-engine, the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van LoonBut during the centuries of experiments with a "heat-engine," the political world had greatly changed.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik van LoonIn every heat-engine, therefore, there must be a fall from a higher to a lower temperature; otherwise no work would be done.
heat engine
noun
an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy
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