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PRONUNCIATION OF ROTARY ENGINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROTARY ENGINE

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Rotary engine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROTARY ENGINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rotary engine

Rotary engine

The rotary engine was an early type of internal-combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration, in which the crankshaft remained stationary, with the entire crankcase and its attached cylinders rotating around it as a unit in operation. Its main application was in aviation, although it also saw use before its primary aviation role, in a few early motorcycles and automobiles. This type of engine was widely used as an alternative to conventional inline engines during World War I and the years immediately preceding that conflict. They have been described as "a very efficient solution to the problems of power output, weight, and reliability". By the early 1920s, however, the inherent limitations of this type of engine had rendered it obsolete, with the power output increasingly going into overcoming the air-resistance of the spinning engine itself. The rotating mass of the engine also had a significant gyroscopic precession: depending on the type of aircraft, this produced stability and control problems, especially for inexperienced pilots.

Definition of rotary engine in the English dictionary

The definition of rotary engine in the dictionary is an internal-combustion engine having radial cylinders that rotate about a fixed crankshaft. Other definition of rotary engine is an engine, such as a turbine or wankel engine, in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROTARY ENGINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROTARY ENGINE

compression-ignition engine
diesel engine
engine
external-combustion engine
fire engine
fuel injection engine
gas engine
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internal-combustion engine
jet engine
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Stirling engine
tank engine
traction engine
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Synonyms and antonyms of rotary engine in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rotary engine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROTARY ENGINE

Find out the translation of rotary engine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rotary engine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rotary engine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

转子发动机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motor rotativo
570 millions of speakers

English

rotary engine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोटरी इंजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محرك دوار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

роторный двигатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motor rotativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘূর্ণমান ইঞ্জিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moteur rotatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enjin berputar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wankelmotor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロータリーエンジン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로터리 엔진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rotary engine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động cơ quay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுழல் இயந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोटरी इंजिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Döner motor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motore rotativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

silnik rotacyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

роторний двигун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motor rotativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιστροφικό κινητήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roterende enjin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roterande motor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rotasjonsmotor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rotary engine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROTARY ENGINE»

The term «rotary engine» is regularly used and occupies the 105.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROTARY ENGINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rotary engine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROTARY ENGINE»

Discover the use of rotary engine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rotary engine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wankel Rotary Engine: A History
The work done by several companies to overcome these problems is described in detail, as are the economic and political troubles that nearly killed the rotary in the 1970s, and the prospects for future rotary-powered vehicles.
John B. Hege, 2002
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Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & ...
The ultimate performance guide to the rotary engines built by Mazda from 1978 to the present.
Mark Warner, 2009
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Rx-7: Mazda's Rotary Engine Sportscar
Enlarged new edition of the definitive international history of Mazda's extraordinary successful Wankel-engined coupes & roadsters right up to the end of production and the introduction of the RX-8.
Brian Long, 2004
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Wankel: the curious story behind the revolutionary rotary engine
An account of the invention, development, and limited manufacture of Felix Wankel's revolutionary rotary combustion engine and the various men and corporations involved with it since its first announcement
Nicholas Faith, 1975
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The Wankel rotary engine: introduction and guide
Discusses the history and performance of the Wankel rotary engine and offers pointers on proper driving methods and maintenance
Harris Edward Dark, 1974
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
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United States. Patent Office, 1908
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Congressional Serial Set
Compound Rotary engine. * Rotary engine. Rotary engine. Rotary engine Rotary engine Eccentric-cylinder Multiple-expansion Reciprocating Reversible Salt- governing Rotary-engine trailing cylinder-head Rotary engine. Twin-head Rotary  ...
‎1908
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Commissioner of Patents Annual Report
Rotary engine. W. L. Campbell. No. 1,322,162; Nov, 18; v ; p. 453. Rotarly engine . М. de Campo. No. 1,310,157; July 15; v. '04: p. 401. Rotary engine. J. D. Carroll. No. 1,320,581; Nov. 4; v. 268: p. 33. Rotary engine. G. T. Carter. No. 1,303,255 ...
United States. Patent Office, 1920
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Thermodynamics and Heat Powered Cycles: A Cognitive ...
A spark-ignited internal combustion rotary engine is Wankel engine. In place of the reciprocating motion of the piston, the engine substitutes the rotary motion of an equilateral triangular curved shaped rotor inside a housing to compress and ...
Chih Wu, 2007
10
Energy 2000: The Beginning of a New Millennium
But they had very complicated and useless mechanism of synchronization of the morion of the rotor's parts and the main shaft- With this in mind, a new rotary engine referred to below as VS- engine was designed and is being build at present ...
Naomi Balaban, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROTARY ENGINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rotary engine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rotary Mazda RX-7 Successor May Arrive in 2020
According to Saruwatari, Mazda still keeps a department of 30 engineers developing rotary engine projects, and suggested that they may be also working on a ... «Top Speed, Feb 15»
2
Small engine packs a punch
The X Mini is essentially an upgrade in design and efficiency of the compact Wankel rotary engine, invented in the 1950s and used today in sports cars, boats, ... «MIT News, Dec 14»
3
LiquidPiston unveils X Mini engine
Back in 2012, Gizmag looked at LiquidPiston's X2 rotary engine. The compact, low-vibration, high-efficiency 70 bhp and 40 bhp compression ignition engine ... «Gizmag, Nov 14»
4
Japanese brand's trademark engine tech still ripe for resurrection …
Mazda hasn't stopped development of its signature rotary engine, but will not allocate R&D resources for any new rotary-powered sports car for at least another ... «Motoring, Nov 14»
5
Mazda CEO rules out rotary engine sports car
Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai has officially ruled out a rotary engine-powered RX halo car for the Hiroshima-based car maker. In a chat with Automotive News, ... «CarAdvice, Nov 14»
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Rotary engine a must for Mazda's RX-8 successor
Rumours of a Mazda RX-8 successor are nothing new, but a new report suggests we might not see one unless it has a rotary engine under the hood. Speaking ... «Driving, Sep 14»
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Mazda design chief insists no new RX without rotary engine
Maeda emphasized that nothing has been decided, but added that it can't be done without a new rotary engine. The brand's new fuel-injected Skyactiv engines, ... «Automotive News, Sep 14»
8
Mazda Once Built A Rotary Miata Powered By Miraculous Science …
Yes, Mazda once built a Mazda MX-5 Miata that ran on the miraculous science-fuel known as hydrogen. And it did so with a rotary engine, of all things, making it ... «Jalopnik, Jul 14»
9
New RX-7 to get 335kW turbo rotary
Earlier this year, the prototype for this new RX-7 was said to employ a naturally-aspirated rotary engine based on the 16X configuration. Using "laser ignition" ... «Motoring, Jul 14»
10
The 2015 Mazda2 will feature a Wankel rotary engine, just not in the …
When the Mazda RX-8 was phased out in 2011, it meant the end of Wankel rotary engine, at least temporarily. Consequentially, auto enthusiasts made a ... «Digital Trends, Jul 14»

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