Hypernym

noun

a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

Part_meronym

internal-combustion engine 1

noun

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

steam engine 1

noun

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

centrifugal governor 1

noundomain: artefact

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English

Definition

a specific type of governor that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the amount of fuel (or working fluid) admitted, so as to maintain a near-constant speed, irrespective of the load or fuel-supply conditions.

Examples

1.Centrifugal governors were used to regulate the distance and pressure between millstones in windmills since the 17th century.

Part_holonym

internal-combustion engine 1

noun

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

steam engine 1

noun

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

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