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gas engine vs internal-combustion engine

internal-combustion engine vs gas engine

gas engine and internal-combustion engine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gas engine Yes No No No
internal-combustion engine Yes No No No
As nouns, internal-combustion engine is a hypernym of gas engine; that is, internal-combustion engine is a word with a broader meaning than gas engine:
  • gas engine: an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor
  • 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 gas engine include ICE.
gas engine (noun) internal-combustion engine (noun)
an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor 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
Difference between gas engine and internal-combustion engine

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