Wankel engine — [waŋ′kəl; ] Ger [ väŋ′kəl] n. [after Felix Wankel (1902 88), Ger engineer and inventor] a rotary internal combustion engine having a three lobed rotor and requiring fewer parts than a comparable piston operated engine: it is less efficient and… … English World dictionary
Wankel engine — The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine which uses a rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four stroke cycle is generally generated in a space between the inside of… … Wikipedia
wankel engine — A rotary internal combustion engine invented by Felix Wankel (1902 1988). It consists of an equilateral triangular member with curved sides orbiting about an eccentric on a shaft inside a stationary housing whose inner working surface is in the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Wankel engine — an internal combustion rotary engine that utilizes a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber (rather than a conventional piston that moves up and down in a cylinder): it has fewer moving parts and is generally smaller and lighter for a given… … Universalium
Wankel engine — noun Etymology: Felix Wankel died 1988 German engineer Date: 1961 an internal combustion rotary engine that has a rounded triangular rotor functioning as a piston and rotating in a space in the engine and that has only two major moving parts … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wankel engine — /ˈwæŋkəl ɛndʒən/ (say wangkuhl enjuhn) noun an internal combustion engine with one or more combustion chambers, each shaped like an ellipse with its longer sides slightly indented; within each of these a triangular shaped piston rotates… …
Wankel engine — n. internal combustion rotary engine invented by Felix Wankel that has no reciprocating parts … English contemporary dictionary
Wankel engine — [ waŋk(ə)l, vaŋ ] noun a rotary internal combustion engine in which a curvilinear, triangular, eccentrically pivoted piston rotates in an elliptical chamber, forming three combustion spaces that vary in volume as it turns. Origin 1960s: named… … English new terms dictionary
Wankel engine — Wan′kel en′gine [[t]ˈwɑŋ kəl, ˈwæŋ [/t]] n. aum an internal combustion rotary engine with a triangular rotor that revolves in a chamber • Etymology: after Felix Wankel (1902–88), German engineer, its inventor … From formal English to slang
Wankel engine — n. a rotary internal combustion engine with a continuously rotated and eccentrically pivoted nearly triangular shaft. Etymology: F. Wankel, Ger. engineer d. 1988 … Useful english dictionary
