Meaning Of The Word Compound engine
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Compound engine Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Compound engine?
compound engine in American English
an engine in which the steam is expanded under progressively lower pressures from cylinder to cylinder, to avoid excessive loss of steam by condensation compound engine in British English noun: a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders |
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