Definition of Rotary engine
steam
engine
in
which
the
continuous
rotation
of
the
shaft
is
produced
by
the
direct
action
of
the
steam
upon
rotating
devices
which
serve
as
pistons
,
instead
of
being
derived
from
a
reciprocating
motion
,
as
in
the
ordinary
engine
;
a
steam
turbine
; -
called
also
rotatory engine
.
See also:
Rotary
Related Words
epitrochoidal
engine
,
ICE
,
internal-combustion
engine
,
turbine
,
Wankel
engine
,
Wankel
rotary
engine
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