steam engine 1
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
Hypernym
a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
Part_meronym
boiler 1
noun
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
crosshead 2
noun
metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
steam chest 1
noun
the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
steamer 3
noun
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
a locomotive powered by a steam engine
EnglishHyponym
A compound engine is an engine that has more than one stage for recovering energy from the same working fluid, with the exhaust from the first stage passing through the second stage, and in some cases then on to another subsequent stage or even stages.
a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder.
Part_holonym
boiler 1
noun
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
crosshead 2
noun
metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth
steam chest 1
noun
the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
steamer 3
noun
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
a locomotive powered by a steam engine
