external-combustion engine   (TTS Sound)

The external-combustion_engine has 1 Senses.

• external-combustion engine
• a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
• エンジン室の外側（シリンダまたはタービン）で発火が生じるエンジンで熱が機械エネルギーに変換される