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noun Thermodynamics.
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 1890â95
Words nearby heat engine
heat cramps, heat death, heat devil, heat dome, heated, heat engine, heat equation, heater, heat exchanger, heat exhaustion, heat gun
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British Dictionary definitions for heat engine
heat engine
noun
an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy
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