rotatiemotor

Definitions of rotatiemotor
  1. noun
    an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase
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    type of:
    explosiemotor
    a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
  2. noun
    an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
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    types:
    straalbuismotor, straalmotor, turbine
    rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
    wankelmotor
    a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
    gasturbine
    turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine
    type of:
    explosiemotor
    a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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