internal combustion
The process where fuel is burned within an engine such as a diesel engine, producing…The 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.
» Tom explained how an internal-combustion engine worked.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The 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.
interne Verbrennung
вну́треннее сгора́ниеvnútrenneje sgoránije
- the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine)
Examples
3 sentencesTom explained how an internal-combustion engine worked.
Internal combustion engines burn a mixture of fuel and air.
deIn Verbrennungsmotoren wird ein Treibstoff-Luft-Gemisch verbrannt.
Tom is explaining the way an internal-combustion engine works.
deTom erklärt die Funktionsweise eines Verbrennungsmotors.
Translations
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable