steam engine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstiːˌmɛn.d͡ʒən/ weak vowel merger
Meanings
- Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work.
- (usually) Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work. ▸ A piston engine driven by steam.
- (UK, especially) A steam locomotive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steam engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
wind engine · water engine · wind engine · water engine · donkey engine · boiler · horse engine · donkey engine · horse engine · steam turbine
Deriveds
employ a steam engine to crack a nut · honorary steam engine
Hypernyms
device · device · engine · engine · machine · machine
Hyponyms
Relateds
traction engine · steam locomotive · steam shovel · steam power · steam roller · portable engine · steam tractor
Synonyms
Translations (64)
cs parostroj (any steam-driven heat engine) · sh parni stroj (piston engine driven by steam) · pt máquina a vapor (any steam-driven heat engine) · it locomotiva a vapore (any steam-driven heat engine) · fi höyrykone (any steam-driven heat engine) · ka ორთქლის მანქანა (piston engine driven by steam) · cs parní stroj (piston engine driven by steam) · izh höyrymašina (any steam-driven heat engine) · ja 蒸気機関 (piston engine driven by steam) · gd einnsean-smùide (any steam-driven heat engine) · et aurumasin (any steam-driven heat engine) · el ατμομηχανή (piston engine driven by steam) · crh buv köçürici (any steam-driven heat engine) · ro mașină cu abur (piston engine driven by steam) · ru парово́й дви́гатель (piston engine driven by steam) · el ατμομηχανή (any steam-driven heat engine) · tr buhar makinesi (piston engine driven by steam) · it locomotiva a vapore (piston engine driven by steam) · bg парна машина (piston engine driven by steam) · pl maszyna parowa (piston engine driven by steam) · be параво́з (any steam-driven heat engine) · izh höyrymašina (piston engine driven by steam) · ka ორთქლის მანქანა (any steam-driven heat engine) · cs parní stroj (any steam-driven heat engine) · fr machine à vapeur (piston engine driven by steam) · pdt Daumpkjätel (piston engine driven by steam) · fr machine à vapeur (any steam-driven heat engine) · fi höyrykone (piston engine driven by steam) · pt máquina a vapor (piston engine driven by steam) · it motore a vapore (piston engine driven by steam) · es máquina de vapor (piston engine driven by steam) · de Dampfmaschine (any steam-driven heat engine) · tr buhar makinesi (any steam-driven heat engine) · gd einnsean-smùide (piston engine driven by steam) · sv ångmaskin (piston engine driven by steam) · es máquina de vapor (any steam-driven heat engine) · eo vapormaŝino (piston engine driven by steam) · cmn 蒸汽機 /蒸汽机 (piston engine driven by steam) · ia machina de vapor (any steam-driven heat engine) · nl stoommachine (any steam-driven heat engine) · sh parni stroj (any steam-driven heat engine) · fi mäntähöyrykone (piston engine driven by steam) · sw injini ya mvuke (piston engine driven by steam) · tl likhisog tubngaw (piston engine driven by steam) · it motrice (piston engine driven by steam) · sh parostroj (any steam-driven heat engine) · it motrice (any steam-driven heat engine) · da dampmaskine (any steam-driven heat engine) · de Dampfmaschine (piston engine driven by steam) · ru парова́я маши́на (any steam-driven heat engine) · bg парна машина (any steam-driven heat engine) · ru парова́я маши́на (piston engine driven by steam) · crh buv köçürici (piston engine driven by steam) · cs parostroj (piston engine driven by steam) · hu gőzgép (any steam-driven heat engine) · pl maszyna parowa (any steam-driven heat engine) · ka ორთქლის ძრავა (piston engine driven by steam) · ro mașină cu abur (any steam-driven heat engine) · nn dampmaskin (piston engine driven by steam) · ko 증기기관 (piston engine driven by steam) · sh parni stapni stroj (piston engine driven by steam) · da dampmaskine (piston engine driven by steam) · nb dampmaskin (piston engine driven by steam) · gu વરાળયંત્ર (piston engine driven by steam)