single-actingadj.

Etymology: < single adj. Compounds 1a.

Acting in one direction or by one method, spec. of a steam-engine (see quot. 1875). Opposed to double-acting adj.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [adjective] > specific types

atmospheric1822

single-acting1825

wind-logged1829

non-condensing1839

double-acting1842

treble-cylinder1877

quadruplex1880

uniflow1912

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 174 The double-acting engine..exerting twice the power of the single-acting engine.

1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.F 3 Single-acting hammers are those which are raised by the pressure of steam, and fall by gravity alone.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2187/1 Single-acting Engine, an engine in which steam is admitted to one side only of the piston.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	single-acting
释义	single-actingadj. Etymology: < single adj. Compounds 1a. Acting in one direction or by one method, spec. of a steam-engine (see quot. 1875). Opposed to double-acting adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > steam engine > [adjective] > specific types atmospheric1822 single-acting1825 wind-logged1829 non-condensing1839 double-acting1842 treble-cylinder1877 quadruplex1880 uniflow1912 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 174 The double-acting engine..exerting twice the power of the single-acting engine. 1869 W. J. M. Rankine Cycl. Machine & Hand-tools Pl.F 3 Single-acting hammers are those which are raised by the pressure of steam, and fall by gravity alone. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2187/1 Single-acting Engine, an engine in which steam is admitted to one side only of the piston. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1825
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