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Internal combustion engine powered by gaseous fuel
A gas engine is an internal combustion engine that runs on a fuel gas (a gaseous fuel), such as coal gas, producer gas, biogas, landfill gas, natural gas
Gas_engine
Type of continuous-flow turbine engine
A gas turbine is a complete continuous-flow internal combustion engine in which air is compressed, fuel is burned in the compressed air, and the resulting
Gas-turbine_engine
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
typically applied to pistons (piston engine), turbine blades (gas turbine), a rotor (Wankel engine), or a nozzle (jet engine). This force moves the component
Internal_combustion_engine
Type of internal combustion engine that uses compression to create combustion
as a petrol engine (gasoline engine) or a gas engine (using a gaseous fuel like natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas). The diesel engine is named after
Diesel_engine
Thermodynamic cycle
piston engine. Atkinson's engines were produced by the British Gas Engine Company and also licensed to other overseas manufacturers. Many modern engines now
Atkinson_cycle
Device that converts timber or charcoal into wood gas
other gases, which – after cooling and filtering – can then be used to power an internal combustion engine or for other purposes. Historically wood gas generators
Wood_gas_generator
internal combustion engines. In 1791, the English inventor John Barber patented a gas turbine. In 1794, Thomas Mead patented a gas engine. Also in 1794, Robert
History of the internal combustion engine
History_of_the_internal_combustion_engine
Closed-cycle regenerative heat engine
A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to different
Stirling_engine
Rocket engine operation method
increasing the volume of flow driving the turbopumps that feed the engine with propellant. The gas is then injected into the main combustion chamber and combusted
Staged_combustion_cycle
Internal combustion engine type
on illuminating gas at 4% efficiency. The 18 litre Lenoir Engine produced only 2 horsepower. The Lenoir engine ran on illuminating gas made from coal,
Four-stroke_engine
English engineer and inventor
'father of the gas engine'. While living at Eagle Lodge in the Brompton area of west London, from 1825 to 1835, he developed 'the first gas engine that unquestionably
Samuel_Brown_(engineer)
Engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort
tractors, in 1986. In the United States, organizations include the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association (EDGE&TA). In the United Kingdom, a tractor trundle
Tractor
Machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (of motion)
ultimately motion (a chemical engine, but not a heat engine). Chemical heat engines which employ air (ambient atmospheric gas) as a part of the fuel reaction
Engine
NOx reduction technique used in gasoline and diesel engines
and some hydrogen engines. EGR works by recirculating a portion of an engine's exhaust gas back to the engine cylinders. The exhaust gas displaces atmospheric
Exhaust_gas_recirculation
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
variant, and liquefied petroleum gas. The Barra V8s are versions of the Ford Modular engine, built at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario. It was
Ford_Barra_engine
Scottish engineer (1854–1932)
edition, revised and updated up to 1896. In "Gas and Oil Engines", Clerk refers to the significant earlier gas engine patents of Barnett in 1838 and Wright in
Dugald_Clerk
Diesel engine manufacturer
generation markets, and Perkins gas-based engines (natural gas, landfill gas, digester gas, bio gas and mine gas) are used for continuous power generation
Perkins_Engines
Vehicle powered by natural gas
A natural gas vehicle (NGV) utilizes compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel source. Distinguished from autogas
Natural_gas_vehicle
Family of small-displacement engines designed by GM
The GM Small Gasoline Engine (SGE) is a family of small-displacement, inline three- and four-cylinder gasoline engines ranging from 1.0 L to 1.5 L, developed
GM_small_gasoline_engine
Internal combustion engine type
produced a two-stroke gas engine, for which he received a patent in 1880 in Germany. The first truly practical two-stroke engine is attributed to Yorkshireman
Two-stroke_engine
Combustion engine using disks compressing fuel in the same cylinder
of gas through the combustion chamber, which avoided the drawbacks originally associated with the crossflow-scavenged designs of early piston-engines. A
Opposed-piston_engine
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
A jet engine is a type of reaction engine, discharging a fast-moving jet of heated gas (usually air) that generates thrust by jet propulsion. While this
Jet_engine
Internal combustion engine designed to run on gasoline
A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine that runs on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied
Petrol_engine
Airbreathing jet engine designed to provide thrust by driving a fan
of a gas turbine engine which adds kinetic energy to the air passing through it by burning fuel, and a ducted fan powered by energy from the gas turbine
Turbofan
Form of natural gas for easier storage and transport
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease
Liquefied_natural_gas
Large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine
illuminating gas at 4% efficiency. The 18-litre (1,100 cu in) Lenoir engine was able to produce only 2 hp (1.5 kW). In testing a replica of the Lenoir engine in
Otto_engine
Non-airbreathing engine used to propel a missile or vehicle
common to many large rocket engines or, in some newer rocket systems, by a bleed-off of high-pressure gas from the engine cycle to autogenously pressurize
Rocket_engine
produced a range of petrol, diesel, and natural gas engines. This is a list of all internal combustion engine models manufactured. M160, 0.6 – 0.7 L (1998–2007)
List_of_Mercedes-Benz_engines
American engines and related technology company
diesel and gas-powered equipment. In contrast Cummins Electronics designs engine control units and sensors for Cummins diesel engines. Cummins Engine Business
Cummins
Type of railway locomotive
equally powerful piston engine, so that a locomotive can be extremely powerful without needing to be inordinately large. However, a gas turbine's power output
Gas-turbine_locomotive
Forward Gas Engine Company was an engineering firm based in Nechells, Birmingham, England, that specialised in the manufacture of stationary internal combustion
Forward_Gas_Engine_Company
System that converts heat or thermal energy to mechanical work
is a gas or liquid. During this process, some heat is normally lost to the surroundings and is not converted to work. Also, in a mechanical engine, some
Heat_engine
Belgian-French engineer (1822–1900)
electricity led him to develop the first internal combustion engine which burned a mixture of coal gas and air ignited by a "jumping sparks" ignition system
Étienne_Lenoir
Norwegian diesel and gas engine manufacturer
Bergen Engines AS is a diesel and gas engine manufacturer based in Bergen, Norway. On 31 December 2021, Langley Holdings completed the acquisition of
Bergen_Engines
also had both piston and rod cooled by water. Körting gas engine of around 1900 Körting gas engine of around 1900 Although Körting were known for their
Körting_Hannover
Engine designed for use in powered aircraft
components are referred to as powered flight. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in
Aircraft_engine
Brand of industrial engines
stationary reciprocating engines produced by INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines, a business unit of the INNIO Group. It builds large gas engines and related industrial
Waukesha_Engine
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Sintz Gas Engine Company was formed in about 1885 by Clark Sintz and others in Springfield, Ohio. It was a pioneering marine engine manufacturing
Sintz_Gas_Engine_Company
Brief description of components needed for jet engines
The most fundamental part of the engine is the gas generator ( also known as the core) because every gas turbine engine needs one (it has 3 parts, compressor
Components_of_jet_engines
Turbojet engine component
"reheating" the exhaust gas. Afterburning significantly increases thrust and is used as an alternative to a larger, heavier engine. However, it increases
Afterburner
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
engine is a family of V8 engines offered by the Ford Motor Company. The engines are intended to replace the Modular V10 engine and the Boss V8 engine
Ford_Godzilla_engine
Machine to increase pressure of gas by reducing its volume
pressure of a gas by reducing its volume. An air compressor is a specific type of gas compressor. Many compressors can be staged, that is, the gas is compressed
Compressor
Thermodynamic cycle
thermodynamic cycle that describes the operation of certain heat engines that have air or some other gas as their working fluid. It is characterized by isentropic
Brayton_cycle
Type of engine with no crank
free-piston gas generators for vehicle propulsion (e.g. in gas turbine locomotives) but without success. Modern applications of the free-piston engine concept
Free-piston_engine
description which only looks at what goes into the jet engine, air and fuel, and what comes out, exhaust gas and an unbalanced force. This force, called thrust
Gas_turbine_engine_thrust
and a rare 1914 two-cylinder gas internal-combustion engine, the largest such engine surviving in Europe. Both engines can be seen in operation on certain
Tees_Cottage_Pumping_Station
Engine utilising one or more reciprocating pistons
in a diesel engine, or earlier, in a hot bulb engine. There may be one or more pistons. Each piston is inside a cylinder into which a gas is introduced
Reciprocating_engine
Engine component
gas turbine engine compressors provide the compression part of the gas turbine engine thermodynamic cycle. There are three basic categories of gas turbine
Gas turbine engine compressors
Gas_turbine_engine_compressors
Automobile invented by Belgian-French engineer Étienne Lenoir in 1863
internal combustion engine. It was based on his 1860 invention, the Lenoir gas engine. In 1863, the Hippomobile, with a coal gas fueled, one-cylinder
Hippomobile
Series of V8 engines built by Chrysler
The Chrysler Hemi engine, known by the trademark Hemi or HEMI, is a series of high-performance American overhead valve V8 engines built by Chrysler with
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
by two-stroke or four-stroke diesel engines, outboard motors, and gas turbine engines on faster ships. Marine nuclear reactors, which appeared in the 1950s
Marine_propulsion
Turbine engine driving an aircraft propeller
A turboprop is a gas-turbine engine that drives an aircraft propeller. A turboprop consists of an intake, reduction gearbox, compressor, combustor, turbine
Turboprop
Engine whose framework does not move
steam turbines, gas turbines, and large electric motors, are categorized separately. Stationary engines, especially stationary steam engines were once widespread
Stationary_engine
Syngas fuel created by gasification of biomass
an engine or fuel cell. Most of these engines have strict purity requirements of the wood gas, so the gas often has to pass through extensive gas cleaning
Wood_gas
Family of V8 and V6 engines
The General Motors LS-based small-block engines are a family of V8 and offshoot V6 engines designed and manufactured by the American automotive company
General Motors LS-based small-block engine
General_Motors_LS-based_small-block_engine
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
Hercules Gas engine company was a United States-based company which first produced buggies. It later was one of the top producers of gasoline engines, including
Hercules_Gas_Engine_Company
American construction-equipment manufacturer
Caterpillar's business is in the manufacturing of diesel and natural gas engines and gas turbines which, in addition to their use in the company's own vehicles
Caterpillar_Inc.
American brand of industrial engines and compressors
formed when the C. & G. Cooper Company (founded in 1833) and the Bessemer Gas Engine Company (founded in 1899) merged in 1929. In 1965, the company was renamed
Cooper-Bessemer
British industrial equipment manufacturer, 1918–1966
included cars, steam locomotives and a range of internal combustion engines, and later gas turbines. It is now a subsidiary of Siemens, its Diesel business
Ruston_&_Hornsby
Indian military laboratory
Derivative Engine (KDE), and is awaiting dry thrust certification for an indigenous jet engine for the Ghatak UCAV. Principal achievements of Gas Turbine
Gas Turbine Research Establishment
Gas_Turbine_Research_Establishment
Combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design
single-rotor engine with a rated power output of 55 kW (74 hp). The engine has gasoline direct injection, exhaust gas recirculation, and an exhaust gas treatment
Wankel_engine
Thermodynamic cycle for spark ignition piston engines
piston engine. It is the thermodynamic cycle most commonly found in automobile engines. The Otto cycle is a description of what happens to a gas as it
Otto_cycle
Gas turbine used to spin a shaft
turboshaft engine is a form of gas turbine that is optimized to produce shaft horsepower rather than jet thrust. In concept, turboshaft engines are very
Turboshaft
Process used in internal combustion engines
exhaust gas in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine with the fresh air–fuel mixture (or fresh air, in the case of direct-injection engines) for the
Scavenging_(engine)
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
i30 (GD) (2011–2016) It is a hybrid variant with liquefied petroleum gas engine and electric motor and has higher compression ratio, taking advantage
Hyundai_Gamma_engine
24-cylinder piston engine
only, V24 engines in production is the Austrian-made Jenbacher J624 gas engine for electric power generation and CHP applications. The engine makes use
V24_engine
German company
four-stroke diesel engines, as well as gas turbines, steam turbines, and compressors. Everllence also offers turbochargers, propellers, gas engines, and chemical
Everllence
First modern automobile
a four-stroke engine and using a mixture of air and hydrocarbon vapours instead of town gas. His dream remained, to employ a gas engine to power a horseless
Benz_Patent-Motorwagen
Gaseous fossil fuel
Natural gas (also gas, methane gas or fossil gas) is a fossil fuel, naturally occurring in geological formations. Typically, the gas is a mix of gaseous
Natural_gas
Boeing 520 Boeing 540 gas turbine engine (turboprop) Boeing 550 Boeing 551 gas turbine engine (turboprop) Boeing 553 gas turbine engine (turboprop) Boitel
List_of_aircraft_engines
Gases emitted as a result of fuel reactions in combustion engines
or coal. According to the type of engine, it is discharged into the atmosphere through an exhaust pipe, flue gas stack, or propelling nozzle. It often
Exhaust_gas
Type of jet engine
An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine in which the exhaust gas which supplies jet propulsion is atmospheric air, which is taken
Airbreathing_jet_engine
Subsidiary of the Kohler Company
engineering, installation and maintenance of power plants that use gas engines. Clarke Energy is an independent company with its global head offices
Clarke_Energy
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
and the simplicity of gas". Engine production starts with model year 2027. The B6.7 Octane is Cummins’ first gasoline-powered engine built on the B-series
Cummins_B_Series_engine
Categorization system of internal combustion engines
layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorized by the number of rotors present. Gas turbine engines are often categorized into turbojets
Engine_configuration
Classification of reciprocating engine cylinders
power. Some early gas engines, such as Lenoir's original engines, from around 1860, were double-acting and followed steam engines in their design. Internal
Single- and double-acting cylinders
Single-_and_double-acting_cylinders
Work done divided by heat provided
classifications of thermal engines- Internal combustion (gasoline, diesel and gas turbine-Brayton cycle engines) and External combustion engines (steam piston, steam
Engine_efficiency
External combustion engine using air as the working fluid
A hot air engine (historically called an air engine or caloric engine) is any heat engine that uses the expansion and contraction of air under the influence
Hot_air_engine
Exhaust-powered forced-induction device for engines
of superchargers began in 1878, when several supercharged two-stroke gas engines were built using a design by Scottish engineer Dugald Clerk. Then in
Turbocharger
gas industry for 130+ years. Ajax integral engine-compressors are gas compressors with built-in reciprocating engines. Their compact design and gas drive
Ajax_Engines
Rocket engine operation method
The gas-generator cycle, also referred to as the GG cycle, is one of the most commonly used engine cycles in bipropellant liquid rocket engines. Propellant
Gas-generator_cycle
Piston engine with eight cylinders in V-configuration
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The
V8_engine
Engines that were made by GE
24-cylinder engine for stationary power generation INNIO Jenbacher J920 FleXtra, 20-cylinder engine for stationary power generation List of GE gas turbine
List of GE reciprocating engines
List_of_GE_reciprocating_engines
Simultaneous generation of electricity and useful heat
or space heating. At smaller scales (typically below 1 MW), a gas engine or diesel engine may be used. Cogeneration is also common with geothermal power
Cogeneration
Manual transmission system
Dodge light duty trucks with the Cummins Turbo Diesel and the V10 Magnum gas engine. Its dry weight is 195 pounds (88 kg), and its oil capacity is about a
New Venture Gear 4500 transmission
New_Venture_Gear_4500_transmission
Reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft
The radial configuration was commonly used for aircraft engines before gas turbine engines became predominant. Since the axes of the cylinders are coplanar
Radial_engine
Steam and Gas Engine Show (1982- ) annual show by the K&O Steam and Gas Engine Association in Winfield, Kansas. The Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers
List_of_steam_fairs
Type of rocket engine
cold gas thruster (or a cold gas propulsion system) is a type of rocket engine which uses the expansion of a (typically inert) pressurized gas to generate
Cold_gas_thruster
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
Motor vehicle
(I4) gas engine from the Jeep Liberty KJ, producing 147 horsepower and 165 lb. ft. of torque, replaced the 2.5L Inline Four-Cylinder (I4) gas engine that
Jeep_Wrangler_(TJ)
System of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms
a tube diverting gas from the muzzle to a standard long-stroke system (see below) in order to diminish influence of the gas engine on barrel and increase
Gas-operated_reloading
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet
Turbojet
Oxygen-free break down of material
other 'contaminant' gases. This biogas can be used directly as fuel, in combined heat and power gas engines or upgraded to natural gas-quality biomethane
Anaerobic_digestion
Automotive supplement
and nitrogen gas is exothermic and thus contributes to a higher temperature in the combustion engine, the decomposition increases engine efficiency and
Nitrous_oxide_engine
Internal combustion engine
hot-bulb engine production. The flow of gases through the engine is controlled by valves in four-stroke engines, and by the piston covering and uncovering
Hot-bulb_engine
Compression-ignition engine plus turbine connected to one drive shaft
with the Köln-class frigate, a CODAG system consists of diesel engines for cruising and gas turbines that can be switched on for high-speed transits. In
Combined_diesel_and_gas
American gas engine manufacturer
The Foos Gas Engine Company is a former American manufacturer of gasoline engines. Clark Sintz had been undertaking pioneering engine work both on his
Foos_Gas_Engine_Company
Austrian engine manufacturer
gas engines and cogeneration modules in the Austrian town of Jenbach in Tyrol. It is part of the INNIO portfolio of products and is one of their gas engine
Jenbacher
Air compressor for an internal combustion engine
In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger is a device which compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more
Supercharger
Class of United States Coast Guard cutters
tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida; Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North
USCG_65'_Small_harbor_tug
GAS ENGINE
GAS ENGINE
Surname or Lastname
South German, Swiss, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
South German, Swiss, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived in a street in a city, town, or village, Middle High German gazze, German Gasse, Yiddish gas ‘street’, ‘side street’.English : variant of Gash.Altered spelling of German Gast, found in the areas of Swiss settlement.
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name GAD means "juniper tree."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name YAS means "snow."
Male
English
 Short form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of God," and Gaylord, GAY means "dandy." Compare with feminine Gay.
Female
Hebrew
(גַּל) Hebrew unisex name GAL means "mound, wave."
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Ionas, JÓNAS means "dove."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Male
French
Masculine form of French Gaëlle, GAËL means "holy and generous."
Male
Slovene
Slovene form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar, GAÅ PER means "treasure bearer."Â
Male
English
 English short form of Latin Augustus, GUS means "venerable."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gadd.Danish : from a medieval nickname Gad meaning ‘sting’, ‘point’, or from the Biblical male personal name Gad.Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic jÄd ‘serious’, ‘earnest’.
Male
Hebrew
(גָּד) Hebrew name GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a prophet and the seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah. Compare with other forms of Gad.
Boy/Male
Greek
Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century....
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, GAY means "happy." Compare with masculine Gay.
Boy/Male
English American Swedish
A Latin Augustus or Augustine, meaning majestic. Often used as an independent name.
Female
English
Medieval English form of Latin Agatha, AGAS means "good."
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Gay, GAE means "happy."
Male
Greek
(Γάδ) Greek form of Hebrew Gad, GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a tribe descended from Gad, mentioned in the New Testament in Rev vii. 5. Compare with other forms of Gad.
GAS ENGINE
GAS ENGINE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Attractive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devadidev | தேவாதீதேவ
The God of the gods
Girl/Female
American, Assamese, Bengali, British, Christian, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Victory of the People; Of the Lord; Victory; Two Tree; Form of Nicole; Nebula; Small
Male
Dutch
, from Adria.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
The Companion of Prophet Mohammed
Boy/Male
British, Celtic, English
Dearly Loved
Girl/Female
Arabic, Assamese, Gujarati, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Muslim, Sindhi
Fragrance; Pleasant Smell
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of a King
Girl/Female
Latin
Made of honey.
Biblical
passing over; turning back; rejoicing
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n.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
v.
The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike.
n.
Laughing gas.
n.
Any irrespirable aeriform fluid.
n.
A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.
n.
A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.
v.
The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
v. t.
To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
n.
A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag of mutton fat.
n.
A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc.
v. t.
To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly to incisions in flesh.
v. t.
To notch, as a sword or knife.
n.
The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it escapes from one or more minute orifices.
v. i.
To introduce gags or interpolations. See Gag, n., 3.
n.
An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic or aeriform state.
n.
A pace; a step, as in a dance.