English Explanatory Dictionary

M'Naught

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
verb
  1. To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the centre and the flywheel end, using high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine.

Word forms

M'Naught M'Naughts M'Naughting M'Naughted

Etymology

The beam-engine technique was introduced by Mr M'Naught, a Scottish engineer, in 1845.

Related words

McNaught MacNaught
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