Reciprocating Engine

Definition: Reciprocating Engine

Reciprocating Engine

Noun

1. An internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders.

Specialty Definitions: Reciprocating Engine

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	An engine, especially an internal-combustion engine, in which a piston or pistons moving back and forth work upon a crankshaft or other device to create rotational movement. (references)
Mining	Any steam or internal-combustion engine, which has a piston moving underpressure within a cylinder. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Specialty Definition: Reciprocating engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is an engine that utilizes one or more pistons in order to convert pressure into a rotating motion.

The most common form of reciprocating engines use gasoline or diesel fuel to provide pressure. The piston is located inside the cylinder, into which a small amount of fuel and air is introduced, and then ignited. The now-hot fuel expands greatly, pushing on the piston. The power is taken via a connecting rod to the crankshaft, which turns to provide rotary power. These engines are known collectively as internal-combustion engines, although internal-combustion engines do not necessarily contain pistons.

Though not often used today, steam is another power source for reciprocating engines, in the steam engine. In these cases high pressure steam is introduced into the chamber above the piston, the pressure of the steam itself driving in. In most applications of steam power, the piston engine has been replaced by the more efficient turbine instead, with pistons only being used in cars due to its higher torque.

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Modern Translations: Reciprocating Engine

Language		Translations for "reciprocating engine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		motor me kollodok. (various references)

Bulgarian		бутален двигател. (various references)

Hungarian		dugattyús motor (piston engine), dugattyús hajtómû (piston engine). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		レコード分離キャラクタ (leather, leather craft, leather wear, leathercloth, lecithin, ratio, razor, razor cut, receipt, receive, receiver, recitation, recommendation, record separator, register), 往復機関 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		おうふくきか�", レシプロ . (various references)

Pig Latin		eciprocatingray engineay

Russian		поршневой двигатель (piston engine, reciprocating-engine). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		naizmenična mašina. (various references)

Turkish		pistonlu motor. (various references)

Vietnamese		máy kiểu pittông, máy chuyển động qua lại. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.