ALL meanings of rotary engine
rotary engine
R r - noun rotary engine an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts. 1
- noun rotary engine a revolving radial engine. 1
- noun rotary engine an internal-combustion engine having radial cylinders that rotate about a fixed crankshaft 0
- noun rotary engine an engine, such as a turbine or wankel engine, in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components 0
- noun rotary engine an engine in which rotary motion is produced directly, without reciprocating parts, as a steam turbine or Wankel engine 0
- noun rotary engine an early type of radial engine with the cylinders rotating around a stationary crankshaft 0