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WANKEL ENGINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wankel engine mean?
• WANKEL ENGINE (noun)
The noun WANKEL ENGINE has 1 sense:
1. a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
Familiarity information: WANKEL ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
epitrochoidal engine; Wankel engine; Wankel rotary engine
Hypernyms ("Wankel engine" is a kind of...):
rotary engine (an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)
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