internal combustion engine
noun
: a heat engine in which the combustion that generates the heat takes place inside the engine proper instead of in a furnace
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About 55,000 pounds of CO2 come from an internal combustion engine each year.
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Rob Lewallen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
To that end, Cadillac at least ramps up the sound deadening to improve NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) that an internal combustion engine might otherwise drown out.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
The faux manual transmission and its manufactured sounds to match acceleration and deceleration will be the noise of an EV, according to Car and Driver, and not the roar of an internal combustion engine.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Owners of electric vehicles can face a greater risk of being underwater than owners of traditional vehicles with an internal combustion engine.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Rob Lewallen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
To that end, Cadillac at least ramps up the sound deadening to improve NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) that an internal combustion engine might otherwise drown out.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
The faux manual transmission and its manufactured sounds to match acceleration and deceleration will be the noise of an EV, according to Car and Driver, and not the roar of an internal combustion engine.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Owners of electric vehicles can face a greater risk of being underwater than owners of traditional vehicles with an internal combustion engine.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Internal combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20combustion%20engine. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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