reciprocating engine
noun
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an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders
Types & categories
- internal-combustion engine hypernym
Parts & wholes
- crankcase part meronym
- crankshaft part meronym
- engine block part meronym
- piston part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | crankcase |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | crankshaft |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | engine block |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | piston |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | internal-combustion engine |