double-acting

[ duhb-uhl-ak-ting ]

/ ˈdʌb əlˈæk tɪŋ /

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders.Compare single-acting.

(of a hinge of a door or the like) permitting movement in either direction from the normal, or closed, position.

having twice the usual effectiveness, strength, use, etc.

Origin of double-acting

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby double-acting

douane, douanier, Douay Bible, double, double achievement, double-acting, double-action, double agent, double altar, double-aspect theory, double ax

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Example sentences from the Web for double-acting

Another form is shown in the sketch given of the double-acting engine in Fig. 31, which was free from this defect.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
The above estimates must be understood as referring to double-acting steam engines above thirty-horse power.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner
The new cylinder that he invented to attach to this working-frame was double-acting.
Automobile Biographies|Lyman Horace Weeks
Double-acting steam-engine and condenser—James Watt, Scotland, 1782.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

The double-acting engines which Barnett devised later were not so successful.
Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained|Walter C. Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for double-acting

double-acting

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized alternately on opposite sidesCompare single-acting

(of a hinge, door, etc) having complementary actions in opposed directions

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	double-acting
释义	double-acting [ duhb-uhl-ak-ting ] / ˈdʌb əlˈæk tɪŋ / adjective (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders.Compare single-acting. (of a hinge of a door or the like) permitting movement in either direction from the normal, or closed, position. having twice the usual effectiveness, strength, use, etc. Origin of double-acting First recorded in 1835–45 Words nearby double-acting douane, douanier, Douay Bible, double, double achievement, double-acting, double-action, double agent, double altar, double-aspect theory, double ax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double-acting Another form is shown in the sketch given of the double-acting engine in Fig. 31, which was free from this defect. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine\|Robert H. Thurston The above estimates must be understood as referring to double-acting steam engines above thirty-horse power. The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)\|Dionysius Lardner The new cylinder that he invented to attach to this working-frame was double-acting. Automobile Biographies\|Lyman Horace Weeks Double-acting steam-engine and condenser—James Watt, Scotland, 1782. The Story of Great Inventions\|Elmer Ellsworth Burns The double-acting engines which Barnett devised later were not so successful. Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained\|Walter C. Runciman British Dictionary definitions for double-acting double-acting adjective (of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized alternately on opposite sidesCompare single-acting (of a hinge, door, etc) having complementary actions in opposed directions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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