English Explanatory Dictionary

Lenoir engine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An internal combustion engine that burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system by Ruhmkorff coil.

Word forms

Lenoir engine Lenoir engines

Etymology

Invented by the Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir.

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