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steam engine

/ˈstiːm ˌendʒɪn/

Tradução: Motor térmico que realiza trabalho mecânico usando vapor como fluido de trabalho, historicamente usado para mover locomotivas, navios e equipamentos industriais.

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B1formalcommontechnical/ˈstiːm ˌendʒɪn/

A heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid, typically used historically for powering locomotives, ships, and industrial machinery.

  • 🇵🇹Motor térmico que realiza trabalho mecânico usando vapor como fluido de trabalho, historicamente usado para mover locomotivas, navios e equipamentos industriais.
  1. Heat engine using steam B2 formal

    A machine that converts the heat energy of steam into mechanical work, typically by using the expansion of steam to push a piston or turn a turbine.

    • The invention of the steam engine revolutionized transportation and industry.
    • Early steam engines were used to pump water out of coal mines.
    • The locomotive was powered by a large steam engine.

    🇵🇹Motor a vapor