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Definition of Gas engine
1. Noun. An internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor.
Medical Definition of Gas engine
1. A piston engine that uses gaseous fuel rather than gasoline. Fuel and air are mixed before they enter cylinders; ignition occurs with a spark. (05 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gas Engine
Literary usage of Gas engine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1910)
"gas engine Construction for Producer Gas Use. HF Smith. ... gas engine and Gas
Producer. Perci- val Robert Moses, in The Isolated Plant. ..."
2. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1911)
"Shows that the power of a gas engine does not vary greatly with the quality of
the fuel. ... Gas-Engine Cycles. A Regenerator Cycle for gas engines Using ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Gas-engine and producer installations for manufacturing plants. PR Moses. ...
Thermodynamics in theory and practice: gas engine testing suggestions. Sei. ..."
4. The Gas and Oil Engine by Dugald Clerk (1907)
"IN this chapter the author will discuss the fuel consumption of the gas engine
at present and the economy obtained since 1886 ; he will examine the various ..."
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