wankel engine

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Definition of wankel engine in English English dictionary

A rotary internal combustion engine, without pistons, using instead an epitrochoid-shaped housing

{i} internal combustion rotary engine invented by Felix Wankel that has no reciprocating parts

a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts

Hyphenation

wankel en·gine

Etymology

() * From the inventor, engineer Felix Wankel