Definition of Radial engine

1. Noun. An internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase.

Exact synonyms: Rotary Engine
Generic synonyms: Ice, Internal-combustion Engine

Definition of Radial engine

1. Noun. Any of several internal combustion engines that have the cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radial Engine

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Literary usage of Radial engine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Airplane Engine Encyclopedia: An Alphabetically Arranged Compilation of All by Glenn Dale Angle (1921)
"This is an air-cooled three-cylinder radial engine which develops 56.5 hp at a normal speed of 1600 r. Fig. 276. Propeller End of Lawrance Model L-2 Engine. ..."

2. Applied Aerodynamics by Leonard Bairstow (1920)
"It is probable that the cooling losses in a radial engine are less than those in a ... The resistance of cylinders in a radial engine and radiators in a ..."

3. The Airplane Engine by Lionel Simeon Marks (1922)
"In the radial engine (Fig. 136) three or more cylinders, constituting a group, ... A radial engine may consist of more than one group or bank of cylinders, ..."

4. A Handbook on the Steam Engine with Especial Reference to Small and Medium by Hermann Haeder (1893)
"radial engine. Fig. 23.—Inclined Cylinder Engine. Fig. 25.—Four-Cylinder Radial Engine. radial engines.—A modern type, of which there are many varieties. ..."

5. Aeronautical Engines: A Critical Survey of Current Practice with Special by Francis John Kean (1918)
"... cylinders arranged radially about a rotating crankshaft and represents the Anzani aeroplane engine. Fio. 8.—radial engine, Air-cooled ..."

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