Corlissn.

/ˈkɔːlɪs/

Etymology: < the name of G. H. Corliss (1817–88) of Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.

Used attributively to designate (a) the valve gear invented by Corliss in 1849, or a modification of it, (b) an engine equipped with such a valve gear.

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Corliss1868

idling1936

1868 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 177 The Corliss engine introduced by Mr. Corliss in the United States about twenty years ago..embodies in the arrangement of the cylinder and valve-gear several principles that had previously been used separately.

1868 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 178 The arrangement and construction of the details in the mechanism employed, rather than the application of any new or untried principle,..constitute the special features of the Corliss valve-gear.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 624/2 Corliss-engine, a form of steam-engine having a variable and automatic cut-off of peculiar character.

1876 Engineering XXII. 12 The great Corliss beam engine.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 507/2 Corliss Valve-Gear, Spencer Inglis form.

1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Corliss Valve.

1930 Engineering 5 Sept. 307/3 Two double-acting cylinders in tandem, with inlet and outlet valves of the Corliss type.

1958 Van Nostrand's Sci. Encycl. (ed. 3) 1756/2 Engines with oscillating valves derive their motivation from an eccentric on the crankshaft, but there is interposed between the eccentric rod and the valve a wrist plate and valve reach rods. The Corliss engine is like this.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	corliss
释义	Corlissn. /ˈkɔːlɪs/ Etymology: < the name of G. H. Corliss (1817–88) of Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. Used attributively to designate (a) the valve gear invented by Corliss in 1849, or a modification of it, (b) an engine equipped with such a valve gear. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > [adjective] > relating to specific part Corliss1868 idling1936 1868 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 177 The Corliss engine introduced by Mr. Corliss in the United States about twenty years ago..embodies in the arrangement of the cylinder and valve-gear several principles that had previously been used separately. 1868 Inst. Mech. Engineers: Proc. July 178 The arrangement and construction of the details in the mechanism employed, rather than the application of any new or untried principle,..constitute the special features of the Corliss valve-gear. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 624/2 Corliss-engine, a form of steam-engine having a variable and automatic cut-off of peculiar character. 1876 Engineering XXII. 12 The great Corliss beam engine. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 507/2 Corliss Valve-Gear, Spencer Inglis form. 1888 Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. Corliss Valve. 1930 Engineering 5 Sept. 307/3 Two double-acting cylinders in tandem, with inlet and outlet valves of the Corliss type. 1958 Van Nostrand's Sci. Encycl. (ed. 3) 1756/2 Engines with oscillating valves derive their motivation from an eccentric on the crankshaft, but there is interposed between the eccentric rod and the valve a wrist plate and valve reach rods. The Corliss engine is like this. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1868
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