automobile engine

collocation in English

meaningsofautomobileandengine

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automobile
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/us
/ˈɑː.t̬ə.moʊ.biːl/
a ...
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engine
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.dʒɪn/us
/ˈen.dʒɪn/
a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to ...
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(Definition ofautomobileandenginefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The situation is analogous toautomobileenginedesign : one of the desiderata for an engine is that it should be fuelefficient.
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In the same sense the noise of anautomobileengineis merely a by-product of its running.
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It can be a complete substitute or, alternatively, it can be mixed with gasolene and actually gives an improved performance in anautomobileengine.
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Additional power wash types of applications generally include cleaning diesel engines, aerospace components, aluminumautomobileengineparts and rolling mill equipment.
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Unlike a gasolineautomobileengine, which is lightweight, high-revving and typically runs for no more than 4,000 hours in its entire life.
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Such applications include some small embedded systems,automobileenginecontrollers, industrial robots, spacecraft, industrial control, and some large-scale computing systems.
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Under compression in anautomobileengineit is a suitable fuel for slightly modified gasoline engines.
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Meaning removable cover for anautomobileengineattested by 1905.
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The mechanism was inspired by the movement of anautomobileengine.
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Anautomobileenginethat is dieseling will typically sputter, then gradually stop.
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The first attempt (in 2018) was run by anautomobileengineand had the brain of a homeless alcoholic.
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For example, a typical gasolineautomobileengineoperates at around 25% efficiency, and a large coal-fueled electrical generating plant peaks at about 46%.
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Anautomobileengineis called an internal combustion engine because it burns fuel (an exothermic chemical reaction) inside a cylinder and uses the expanding gases to drive a piston.
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An example is theautomobileengine(internal combustion engine) which burns fuel (an exothermic chemical reaction) inside a cylinder and uses the expanding gases to drive a piston.
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In a modernautomobileengine, for example, roughly 7% of the total power obtained from burning the engine's fuel is lost to friction between the engine's moving parts.
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Less commonly, mechanic's stethoscopes are used to listen to internal sounds made by machines, such as diagnosing a malfunctioningautomobileengineby listening to the sounds of its internal parts.
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De-icing on the ground is usually done by spraying aircraft with a de-icing fluid based on propylene glycol, similar to ethylene glycol antifreeze used in someautomobileenginecoolants.
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Microcontrollers are used in automatically controlled products and devices, such asautomobileenginecontrol systems, implantable medical devices, remote controls, office machines, appliances, power tools, toys and other embedded systems.
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The player must diagnose problems in a simulatedautomobileengine; the game aims to teach how engines work and how engine parts related to each other.
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We could move towards automobile engines of smaller capacity and could well economise by encouraging light vans and commercial vehicles to copy their larger brethren in moving to diesel engines.
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