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Rotary engine

noun

An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components.

An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase. Synonym: radial engine.

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"Rotary engine" Quotes from Famous Books

... of a rotary engine will affect the longitudinal stability when an aeroplane is turned to right or left. In the case of a Gnome engine, fitted to a "pusher" aeroplane, such gyroscopic action will tend to depress the nose of the aeroplane when it is turned to the left, and to elevate ...

— The Aeroplane Speaks - Fifth Edition • H. Barber

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