single-acting

[ sing-guh l-ak-ting ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈæk tɪŋ /

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction.Compare double-acting(def 1).

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Origin of single-acting

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for single-acting

The small engine drives a single-acting air pump of the ordinary type by a crank, not shown in the drawing.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286|Various
As single-acting pumps give an intermittent discharge three are generally used on cranks at 120.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
The engine is made with either one or two cylinders, and is, of course, single-acting.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various
Each sliding platform was actuated by two single-acting rams, 3½ in.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett

The piston will, therefore, be pressed downwards by the action of the steam above it, as in the single-acting engine.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner

British Dictionary definitions for single-acting

single-acting

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized on one side onlyCompare double-acting (def. 1)

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single-acting

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