Usually means: Engine where combustion occurs externally.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. external combustion engine: Merriam-Webster
  2. external-combustion engine: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. external-combustion engine, external-combustion engine: Collins English Dictionary
  4. external-combustion engine: Vocabulary.com
  5. external-combustion engine: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. external-combustion engine: Dictionary.com
  7. External Combustion Engine, External combustion engine: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. external-combustion engine: Rhymezone
  9. external-combustion engine: FreeDictionary.org
  10. external-combustion engine: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. external-combustion engine: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. external-combustion engine, external combustion engine, External combustion engine: Encyclopedia

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Energy Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wikipedia (External combustion engine)

noun:  An external combustion engine (EC engine) is a reciprocating heat engine where a working fluid, contained internally, is heated by combustion in an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger.


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