Etymology

Lenoir engine

Today it means: An internal combustion engine that burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system by Ruhmkorff coil. Full definition →

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Invented by the Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir.

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