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Stirling engine definition

Stir·ling engine (stʉr′liŋ)

an external-combustion engine in which the heat released from the burning fuel is transferred to a confined gas, as hydrogen, which activates the pistons

Etymology: after R. Stirling (1790-1878), Scot engineer who developed the operating principle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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