radial engine

noun

Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft

Similar
rotary engine
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Meanings

nounradial engine (plural radial engines)

plural radial engines

  1. Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase

Similar
rotary engine
Broader
internal-combustion engineICE
Also see
rotary engine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish tähtimoottori
  • tähtimoottoritype of engine
German Sternmotor
  • Sternmotortype of engine
Greek αστεροειδής κινητήρας
  • αστεροειδής κινητήρας (asteroeidís kinitíras)type of engine
Cite this entry
APA

radial engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radial%20engine

MLA

“radial engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radial%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radial engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radial%20engine.

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