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Definition 2024

heat_engine

heat engine

English

Noun

heat engine ‎(plural heat engines)

(thermodynamics) Any device which converts heat energy into mechanical work, by moving heat from a source to a sink.

Translations

device for converting heat

Finnish: lämpökone
Romanian: motor termic n

Russian: теплова́я маши́на (ru) f ‎(teplovája mašína)

Hyponyms

Carnot engine
drinking bird

See also

information engine