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piston engine

heat engine which uses pistons
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piston engine

Summary

piston engine is an engine class[1]. It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • piston engine's instance of is recorded as engine class[3].
  • piston engine is a type of internal combustion engine[4].
  • piston engine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Piston engines[5].
  • piston engine's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2276380', 'amount': '+30'}[6].
  • piston engine's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2276380', 'amount': '+25'}[7].

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Definition and Type

piston engine's instance of is recorded as engine class[3]. It is a type of internal combustion engine[4].

Why It Matters

piston engine is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → heat engine which uses pistons
    Imported from → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'mn', 'nl', 'sv']
    Instance of → engine class
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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