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external combustion engine

heat engine driven by combustion in an external source
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external combustion engine

Summary

external combustion engine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • external combustion engine is a type of combustion engine[2].
  • external combustion engine's Commons category is recorded as External combustion engines[3].
  • external combustion engine is the opposite of internal combustion engine[4].
  • external combustion engine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:External combustion engines[5].
  • external combustion engine's has characteristic is recorded as combustion[6].
  • external combustion engine's P14870 is recorded as ont00000431[7].

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Definition and Type

external combustion engine is a type of combustion engine[2]. It is the opposite of internal combustion engine[4].

Why It Matters

external combustion engine ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000431
    Image → Двигатель Внешнего Сгорания.JPG, Двигатель Внешнего Сгорания схема.JPG
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14870]]: ont00000431"
  2. 28d ago · Ciepiersia · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → combustion
    Subclass of → —
    Image → Двигатель Внешнего Сгорания.JPG, Двигатель Внешнего Сгорания схема.JPG
    Subclass of → combustion engine
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Двигатель Внешнего Сгорания.JPG"
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