internal combustion

Noun

Meaning

the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

internal combustion engine reciprocating internal combustion engine inner fire internal fire internal combustion piston engine internal combustion engines compression-ignition internal combustion piston contained fires controlled ignition piston internal combustion engine piston type internal combustion engine direct-injection spark-ignition domestic fires reciprocating piston combustion engine enclosed combustion

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Hypernyms

burning combustion

Examples

Holding back technology to reserve business models is like allowing blacksmiths to veto the internal combustion engine in order to protect their horseshoes. Don Tapscott

I think the internal combustion engine will disappear from the streets of our cities in the next thirty years because transportation will be mass transportation, or probably electrical power. Gaylord Nelson

I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama. Miranda Richardson

I have always considered that the substitution of the internal combustion engine for the horse marked a very gloomy milestone in the progress of mankind. Winston Churchill

Internal combustion vehicles like to operate at temperatures that are much higher than the ambient temperature outside, so it’s easy to dump that heat with a radiator. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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