external-combustion engine

英 美
  • ph.外燃机(如蒸汽机等)
  • combustion n.燃烧
  • engine n.发动机;引擎;机车;火车头vt.给...装引擎
  • external adj.外来的;外部的;外面的;表面的n.外观;外部;外界事物
Noun:
  1. a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy