single-acting

[ sing-guhl-ak-ting ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈæk tɪŋ /

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction.Compare double-acting (def. 1).

Origin of single-acting

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby single-acting

singingfish, singing game, singing hinny, singing telegram, single, single-acting, single-action, single-barrel, single-blind, single bond, single-breasted

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Example sentences from the Web for single-acting

The small engine drives a single-acting air pump of the ordinary type by a crank, not shown in the drawing.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286|Various
As single-acting pumps give an intermittent discharge three are generally used on cranks at 120.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
The engine is made with either one or two cylinders, and is, of course, single-acting.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885|Various
Each sliding platform was actuated by two single-acting rams, 3½ in.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|B. H. M. Hewett

The piston will, therefore, be pressed downwards by the action of the steam above it, as in the single-acting engine.
The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)|Dionysius Lardner

British Dictionary definitions for single-acting

single-acting

adjective

(of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized on one side onlyCompare double-acting (def. 1)

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单词	single-acting
释义	single-acting [ sing-guhl-ak-ting ] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈæk tɪŋ / adjective (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction.Compare double-acting (def. 1). Origin of single-acting First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby single-acting singingfish, singing game, singing hinny, singing telegram, single, single-acting, single-action, single-barrel, single-blind, single bond, single-breasted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for single-acting The small engine drives a single-acting air pump of the ordinary type by a crank, not shown in the drawing. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286\|Various As single-acting pumps give an intermittent discharge three are generally used on cranks at 120. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1\|Various The engine is made with either one or two cylinders, and is, of course, single-acting. Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885\|Various Each sliding platform was actuated by two single-acting rams, 3½ in. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|B. H. M. Hewett The piston will, therefore, be pressed downwards by the action of the steam above it, as in the single-acting engine. The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition)\|Dionysius Lardner British Dictionary definitions for single-acting single-acting adjective (of a reciprocating engine or pump) having a piston or pistons that are pressurized on one side onlyCompare double-acting (def. 1) 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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