WANKEL

Meaning of WANKEL in English

n. family name; Felix Wankel (1902-1988), German engineer who invented the rotary engine called the "Wankel engine"

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WANKEL — /wahng"keuhl, wang"-/ ; Ger. /vahng"keuhl/ , n. Felix /fee"liks/ ; Ger. /fay"liks/ , born 1902, German engineer: inventor of rotary …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WANKEL — Wankel, w~ BrE AmE ˈwæŋk ə l AmE ˈwɑːŋk ə l —German [ ˈvaŋ k ə l ]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WANKEL ENGINE — noun Etymology: Felix Wankel died 1988 German engineer Date: 1961 an internal combustion rotary engine that has a rounded triangular …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WANKEL, FELIX — born Aug. 13, 1902, Lahr, Ger. died Oct. 9, 1988, Lindau, W.Ger. German engineer and inventor. In 1954 he completed …
Английский словарь Британика
WANKEL ENGINE — ¦väŋkəl-, ¦waŋ- noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Felix Wankel died 1988 German engineer : an internal-combustion rotary engine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WANKEL ENGINE — an internal-combustion rotary engine that utilizes a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber (rather than a conventional piston that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WANKEL ENGINE — n. internal combustion rotary engine invented by Felix Wankel that has no reciprocating parts
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FELIX HEINRICH WANKEL — n. Felix Wankel (1902-1988), German engineer who invented the rotary engine called the "Wankel engine"
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WANKEL ENGINE — noun Etymology: Felix Wankel died 1988 German engineer Date: 1961 : an internal combustion rotary engine that has a rounded …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WANKEL ENGINE — [ 'waŋk(ə)l , 'vaŋ- ] ■ noun a rotary internal-combustion engine in which a curvilinear, triangular, eccentrically pivoted piston rotates …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WANKEL ENGINE — [Wan.kel engine] n [Felix Wankel d. 1988 Ger. engineer] (1961): an internal combustion rotary engine that has a rounded triangular …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WANKEL, FELIX — born Aug. 13, 1902, Lahr, Ger. died Oct. 9, 1988, Lindau, W.Ger. German engineer and inventor of the Wankel rotary …
Britannica English vocabulary
WANKEL ENGINE — type of internal-combustion rotary engine distinguished by an orbiting triangular rotor that functions as a piston. See gasoline engine.
Britannica English vocabulary
WANKEL ENGINE — n. a rotary internal-combustion engine with a continuously rotated and eccentrically pivoted nearly triangular shaft. [F. Wankel, Ger. engineer d. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WANKEL ENGINE — n. a rotary internal-combustion engine with a continuously rotated and eccentrically pivoted nearly triangular shaft. [ F. Wankel, Ger. engineer …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WANKEL ENGINE — n. a rotary internal-combustion engine with a continuously rotated and eccentrically pivoted nearly triangular shaft. Etymology: F. Wankel, Ger. engineer …
Oxford English vocab
WANKEL, FELIX — born Aug. 13, 1902, Lahr, Ger. died Oct. 9, 1988, Lindau, W.Ger. German engineer and inventor. In 1954 he completed …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WANKEL ENGINE — A rotary internal combustion engine invented by Felix Wankel. It consists of an equilateral triangular member with curved sides orbiting …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
ROTARY ENGINE — Internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers and cylinders rotate with the driven shaft around a fixed control shaft to …
Английский словарь Британика
FELIX — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bloch Felix Candela Felix Frankfurter Felix Laue Max Theodor Felix von Mendelssohn Bartholdy Jakob …
Английский словарь Британика
WANKLE — ˈwaŋkəl adjective Etymology: Middle English wankel, wankill, from Old English wancol; akin to Old High German wanchal unsteady, wankōn, wanchōn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WONKY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WONKY — adjective ( won·ki·er ; -est ) Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect wankle, from Middle English wankel, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROTARY ENGINE — ■ noun 1》 an aircraft engine with a fixed crankshaft around which cylinders and propeller rotate. 2》 a Wankel engine.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WONKY — [won.ky] adj [prob. alter. of E dial. wankle, fr. ME wankel, fr. OE wancol; akin to OHG wankon to totter--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROTARY ENGINE — internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers and cylinders rotate with the driven shaft around a fixed control shaft to …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION — formerly (192784) Toyo Kogyo Company, Japanese automotive manufacturer, maker of Mazda passenger cars, trucks, and buses. The company is affiliated …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROTARY ENGINE — Internal-combustion engine in which the combustion chambers and cylinders rotate with the driven shaft around a fixed control shaft to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FELIX — n. Bloch Felix Candela Felix Frankfurter Felix Laue Max Theodor Felix von Mendelssohn Bartholdy Jakob Ludwig Felix Schwarzenberg Felix prince …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GENERATOR — Synonyms and related words : AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, PCV valve, Wankel engine, accelerator, actuator, aeromotor, agent, air …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGINE — Synonyms and related words : AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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