NEWCOMEN

Meaning of NEWCOMEN in English

/nooh kum"euhn, nyooh-/ , n.

Thomas , 1663-1729, English inventor.

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NEWCOMEN, THOMAS — born Feb. 28, 1663, Dartmouth, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1729, London British engineer. In 1712 he built his atmospheric …
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NEWCOMEN, THOMAS — born 1663, Dartmouth, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1729, London British engineer and inventor of the atmospheric steam engine, a …
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NEWCOMEN, THOMAS — n. born Feb. 28, 1663, Dartmouth, Devon, Eng. died Aug. 5, 1729, London British engineer. In 1712 he built his …
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THOMAS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Affleck Thomas Aldrich Thomas Bailey Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Aquinas Saint Thomas Arne Thomas …
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STEAM ENGINE — Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat (hence a prime mover). In a …
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DARBY, ABRAHAM — born 1678?, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng. died March 8, 1717, Madeley Court, Worcestershire British ironmaster. In 1709 Darby's Bristol Iron …
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TUGBOAT
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TRANSPORTATION, HISTORY OF — history of the methods used by humans to transport themselves and their goods, beginning with the use of other animals …
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TECHNOLOGY, HISTORY OF — the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek …
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STEAM ENGINE — machine using steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat. In a steam engine, hot steam, usually …
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING — the branch of engineering concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines and machines and with manufacturing processes. …
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HAND TOOL — any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, …
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STEPHENSON, GEORGE — born June 9, 1781, Wylam, Northumberland, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1848, Chesterfield, Derbyshire English engineer and principal inventor of the …
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SMECTYMNUUS — acronym under which was published (1641) in England a book upholding the Presbyterian theory of the ministry in answer to …
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SMEATON, JOHN — born June 8, 1724, Austhorpe, Yorkshire, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1792, Austhorpe English engineer noted for his all-masonry lighthouse on …
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SAVERY, THOMAS — born c. 1650, , Shilstone, Devonshire, Eng. died 1715, London English engineer and inventor who built the first steam engine. …
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HULLS, JONATHAN — born 1699, Campden, Gloucestershire, Eng. died 1758, London British inventor, possibly the first person ever to devise detailed plans for …
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DARBY, ABRAHAM — born 1678?, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng. died March 8, 1717, Madeley Court, Worcestershire British ironmaster who first successfully smelted iron …
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CUGNOT, NICOLAS-JOSEPH — born Sept. 25, 1725, Poid, Fr. died Oct. 2, 1804, Paris French military engineer who designed and built the world's …
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IMPROVEMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dramatic improvement ▪ There has been a dramatic improvement in the standard of students’ …
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IMPROVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation improves ▪ The situation has improved over the last decade. an improved version …
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EXPLOIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES exploit resources ▪ He exploited the mineral resources which he found under his lands. …
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COMMERCIALLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES economically/commercially justifiable economically/commercially/financially viable ▪ New projects must be economically viable. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
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STEAM ENGINE — Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat (hence a prime mover). In a …
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WATT, JAMES — born Jan. 19, 1736, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scot. died Aug. 25, 1819, Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, Warwick, Eng. Scottish engineer and …
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THOMAS — n. Adès Thomas Affleck Thomas Aldrich Thomas Bailey Allbutt Sir Thomas Clifford Aquinas Saint Thomas Arne Thomas Augustine Arnold Thomas …
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SMEATON, JOHN — born June 8, 1724, Austhorpe, Yorkshire, Eng. died Oct. 28, 1792, Austhorpe British civil engineer. In 175659 he rebuilt the …
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DARBY, ABRAHAM — born 1678?, near Dudley, Worcestershire, Eng. died March 8, 1717, Madeley Court, Worcestershire British ironmaster. In 1709 Darby's Bristol Iron …
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INVENTOR
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ENGINEER — n. 25B6; noun a structural engineer : designer, planner, builder. See list. the ship's engineer : OPERATOR, driver, controller. the …
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