Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Said of a machine, as an electric generator, in which the revolving generator or armature is borne on the shaft of the engine without any belt or other transmission device being required. Also called
direct-coupled .
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Examples
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A rear-drive car is "livelier, it's more direct-connected to the road," says Dave Leone, global vehicle chief engineer for General Motors Co. 's rear-wheel-drive and performance cars, including the Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette.
Luxury Drivers, Beware Joseph B. White 2010
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A rear-drive car is "livelier, it's more direct-connected to the road," says Dave Leone, global vehicle chief engineer for General Motors Co. 's rear-wheel-drive and performance cars, including the Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette.
Luxury Drivers, Beware Joseph B. White 2010
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A rear-drive car is "livelier, it's more direct-connected to the road," says Dave Leone, global vehicle chief engineer for General Motors Co. 's rear-wheel-drive and performance cars, including the Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Camaro and Chevrolet Corvette.
Luxury Drivers, Beware Joseph B. White 2010
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The engineers of that station, while recognizing the high value of the distributing system, went back to Edison's original scheme of a compact direct-connected steam and electric generator, but with dynamos of the multipolar type designed and built by Siemens & Halske, of Berlin, the engines being of vertical marine type.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Various
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Street station, employing boilers of 200 pounds pressure, triple and quadruple expansion engines of the marine type, and direct-connected multipolar dynamos.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 Various
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The pump house is about 20 feet by 27 feet, and contains a water-storage tank 6 feet in diameter and 13-1/2 feet long, of a capacity of 3,000 gallons; an air tank of same dimensions as the water tank, holding air under 150 pounds pressure; a 10 horse-power gasoline engine, direct-connected, by means of friction clutch, with an air compressor and also with a triplex pump of 75 gallons capacity per minute.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Kenelm Winslow
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It's dead now, of course, since our three phones are direct-connected; I'm in touch with Bradley, too.
Triplanetary 1927
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It contains a Ball high-speed engine; a De Laval turbine with condensing and non-condensing nozzles, which is direct-connected to
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It contains a Ball high-speed engine; a De Laval turbine with condensing and non-condensing nozzles, which is direct-connected to
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It contains a Ball high-speed engine; a De Laval turbine with condensing and non-condensing nozzles, which is direct-connected to a 20-kva. alternating-current generator; an Otto gasoline engine with a special pistoc for alcohol; a Wheeler surface condenser to which the exhaust from any of the steam units may be connected; a Sturtevant blower; an air compressor;
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