#internal-combustion_engine__ICE  a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
  supertype:  heat_engine  any engine that makes use of heat to do work
  subtype:  diesel_engine  four-stroke_engine  gas_engine  gasoline_engine  outboard_motor  radial_engine  reciprocating_engine  rotary_engine  valve-in-head_engine
  part of:  motorboat  motor_vehicle
  part:  engine_block__cylinder_block__block  a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"
     part:  piston_chamber__cylinder  a chamber within which piston moves
        part:  intake_valve  a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake
  part:  pressure-feed_lubricating_system__lubricating_system__lubricatingsystem__force-feed_lubricating_system__force_feed__forcefeed__pressure_feed  mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
     part:  oil_filter__oilfilter  a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine
     part:  oil_pump__oilpump  a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts
  part:  poppet_valve__poppet  a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
  part:  self-starter  an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine
     part:  electric_motor  a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
        part:  armature  coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
        part:  brush.electrical_device  conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
        part:  field_magnet__fieldmagnet  a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor
        part:  rotor_coil__rotorcoil__rotor  the rotating armature of a motor or generator
        part:  stator_coil__stator  mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
  part:  supercharger  compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine

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