Meanings
nounLenoir engine (plural Lenoir engines)
plural Lenoir engines
- historicalAn internal combustion engine that burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system by Ruhmkorff coil.
Origin
Invented by the Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir.
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APA
Lenoir engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenoir%20engine
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“Lenoir engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenoir%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lenoir engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenoir%20engine.
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