noncondensing engine

[non-kuhn-den-sing en-jin, non‐]

noun

1. a steam engine releasing exhaust steam to the atmosphere rather than condensing it to hot feedwater.

Word History and Origins

Origin of noncondensing engine¹

1835–45; non- + condensing ( def. )

Example Sentences

It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine.

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