STIRLING ENGINE


Meaning of STIRLING ENGINE in English

an external-combustion engine in which heat from outside the cylinders causes air confined in the cylinders to expand and drive the pistons.

[ 1895-1900; after Robert Stirling (d. 1878), Scottish engineer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .