Meanings
nouninternal combustion (uncountable)
- uncountableThe process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing power directly as opposed to externally such as in a steam engine.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 內燃 /内燃
- 內燃 /内燃 (nèirán)process where fuel is burned within an engine
Finnish poltto (see polttomoottori)
- poltto (see polttomoottori)process where fuel is burned within an engine
German interne Verbrennung
- interne Verbrennungprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
Greek εσωτερική καύση
- εσωτερική καύση (esoterikí káfsi)process where fuel is burned within an engine
Polish spalanie wewnętrzne
- spalanie wewnętrzneprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
Romanian combustie internă, ardere internă
- combustie internăprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
- ardere internăprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
Russian вну́треннее сгора́ние
- вну́треннее сгора́ние (vnútrenneje sgoránije)process where fuel is burned within an engine
Spanish combustión interna
- combustión internaprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
Tagalog loob-liyab
- loob-liyabprocess where fuel is burned within an engine
Cite this entry
APA
internal combustion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20combustion
MLA
“internal combustion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20combustion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “internal combustion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/internal%20combustion.
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