Stirling engine

English

Etymology

Named for inventors Rev. Robert Stirling and his brother James Stirling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Stirling engine (plural Stirling engines)

1. A heat engine of the external combustion piston engine type.

Translations

type of heat engine

• Catalan: motor Stirling m
• Finnish: stirlingmoottori
• French: moteur Stirling (fr) m
• German: Stirlingmotor (de) m
• Spanish: motor Stirling m