Meanings
nounheat engine (plural heat engines)
plural heat engines
- natural sciencesAny device which converts heat energy into mechanical work, by moving heat from a source to a sink.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熱機 /热机, 熱引擎 /热引擎
- 熱機 /热机 (rèjī)device for converting heat
- 熱引擎 /热引擎device for converting heat
Finnish lämpökone
- lämpökonedevice for converting heat
German Wärmekraftmaschine
- Wärmekraftmaschinedevice for converting heat
Polish silnik cieplny
- silnik cieplnydevice for converting heat
Romanian motor termic
- motor termicdevice for converting heat
Russian теплова́я маши́на
- теплова́я маши́на (teplovája mašína)device for converting heat
Ukrainian теплови́й двигу́н
- теплови́й двигу́н (teplovýj dvyhún)device for converting heat
Cite this entry
APA
heat engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20engine
MLA
“heat engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat%20engine.
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