atmospheric engine

noun

A kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.

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Meanings

nounatmospheric engine (plural atmospheric engines)

plural atmospheric engines

  1. A kind of steam engine in which the steam is admitted only to the underside of the piston.
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