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Rotary engine   /rˈoʊtəri ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
Rotary engine

noun
1.
An internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components.
2.
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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