Meanings
nounsteam engine (plural steam engines)
plural steam engines
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- UKespeciallyA steam locomotive.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piston engine driven by steam.
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Translations
Bulgarian парна машина, парна машина
- парна машина (parna mašina)piston engine driven by steam
- парна машина (parna mašina)any steam-driven heat engine
Chinese Mandarin 蒸汽機 /蒸汽机
- 蒸汽機 /蒸汽机 (zhēngqìjī)piston engine driven by steam
Czech parní stroj, parostroj
- parní strojpiston engine driven by steam
- parostrojpiston engine driven by steam
- parní strojany steam-driven heat engine
- parostrojany steam-driven heat engine
Danish dampmaskine, dampmaskine
- dampmaskinepiston engine driven by steam
- dampmaskineany steam-driven heat engine
Dutch stoommachine
- stoommachineany steam-driven heat engine
Esperanto vapormaŝino
- vapormaŝinopiston engine driven by steam
Estonian aurumasin
- aurumasinany steam-driven heat engine
Finnish höyrykone, mäntähöyrykone
- höyrykonepiston engine driven by steam
- mäntähöyrykonepiston engine driven by steam
- höyrykoneany steam-driven heat engine
French machine à vapeur, machine à vapeur
- machine à vapeurpiston engine driven by steam
- machine à vapeurany steam-driven heat engine
German Dampfmaschine, Dampfmaschine
- Dampfmaschinepiston engine driven by steam
- Dampfmaschineany steam-driven heat engine
Greek ατμομηχανή, ατμομηχανή
- ατμομηχανή (atmomichaní)piston engine driven by steam
- ατμομηχανή (atmomichaní)any steam-driven heat engine
Hungarian gőzgép
- gőzgépany steam-driven heat engine
Italian motore a vapore, motrice
- motore a vaporepiston engine driven by steam
- motricepiston engine driven by steam
- locomotiva a vaporepiston engine driven by steam
- motriceany steam-driven heat engine
- locomotiva a vaporeany steam-driven heat engine
Japanese 蒸気機関
- 蒸気機関 (jōki kikan)piston engine driven by steam
Korean 증기기관
- 증기기관 (jeunggigigwan)piston engine driven by steam
Norwegian Bokmål dampmaskin
- dampmaskinpiston engine driven by steam
Polish maszyna parowa, maszyna parowa
- maszyna parowapiston engine driven by steam
- maszyna parowaany steam-driven heat engine
Portuguese máquina a vapor, máquina a vapor
- máquina a vaporpiston engine driven by steam
- máquina a vaporany steam-driven heat engine
Romanian mașină cu abur, mașină cu abur
- mașină cu aburpiston engine driven by steam
- mașină cu aburany steam-driven heat engine
Russian парова́я маши́на, парово́й дви́гатель
- парова́я маши́на (parovája mašína)piston engine driven by steam
- парово́й дви́гатель (parovój dvígatelʹ)piston engine driven by steam
- парова́я маши́на (parovája mašína)any steam-driven heat engine
Scottish Gaelic einnsean-smùide, einnsean-smùide
- einnsean-smùidepiston engine driven by steam
- einnsean-smùideany steam-driven heat engine
Spanish máquina de vapor, máquina de vapor
- máquina de vaporpiston engine driven by steam
- máquina de vaporany steam-driven heat engine
Swahili injini ya mvuke
- injini ya mvukepiston engine driven by steam
Swedish ångmaskin
- ångmaskinpiston engine driven by steam
Tagalog likhisog tubngaw
- likhisog tubngawpiston engine driven by steam
Turkish buhar makinesi, buhar makinesi
- buhar makinesipiston engine driven by steam
- buhar makinesiany steam-driven heat engine
Cite this entry
APA
steam engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam%20engine
MLA
“steam engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steam engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steam%20engine.
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