steam engine
noun
: an engine driven or worked by steam
specifically
: a reciprocating engine having a piston driven in a closed cylinder by steam
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That came decades later, and it was inspired by wanting to understand the steam engine.
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Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The major clues were the discovery of the ship's steam engine and its sail system.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Physicists first discovered entropy while studying steam engines in the 1800s.
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The Atlantic Wreck Salvage identified the wreckage as Le Lyonnais' after finding a horizontal steam engine and iron hull plates, the Asbury Park Press reported.
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Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
The major clues were the discovery of the ship's steam engine and its sail system.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024
Physicists first discovered entropy while studying steam engines in the 1800s.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
The Atlantic Wreck Salvage identified the wreckage as Le Lyonnais' after finding a horizontal steam engine and iron hull plates, the Asbury Park Press reported.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Steam engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20engine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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