four-stroke engine vs internal-combustion engine

internal-combustion engine vs four-stroke engine

four-stroke engine and internal-combustion engine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
four-stroke engine	Yes	No	No	No
internal-combustion engine	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, internal-combustion engine is a hypernym of four-stroke engine; that is, internal-combustion engine is a word with a broader meaning than four-stroke engine:

four-stroke engine: an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke
internal-combustion engine: 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

Other hypernyms of four-stroke engine include ICE.

four-stroke engine (noun)	internal-combustion engine (noun)
an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke	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

four-stroke engine vs internal-combustion engine

four-stroke engine and internal-combustion engine both are nouns.

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