STIRLING ENGINE


Meaning of STIRLING ENGINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstər-liŋ- ]

noun

Etymology: Robert Stirling died 1878 Scottish engineer

Date: 1896

: an external combustion engine having an enclosed working fluid (as helium) that is alternately compressed and expanded to operate a piston

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.