Definitions
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- adjective of an engine In which the
gas mixture enters at one end of thecylinder controlled by thepiston and theexhaust exits at the other. - adjective In which
steam flows in one direction only in each half of thecylinder .
Etymologies
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uni- + flow
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Examples
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This is merely a two stroke uniflow engine with a bizarre linkage arrangement.
The Engineer - News 2010
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Existing high compression uniflow type engines have been built.
Next Big Future 2009
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Existing high compression uniflow type engines have been built.
Next Big Future 2009
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External engines: General knowledge of types - simple, compound, triple expansion, quadruple, uniflow, Corilss, high speed and slide valve; specific knowledge of one type.
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