Found 1 items, similar to direct-action steam engine.
English → English (gcide) Definition: direct-action steam engine Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts. [1913 Webster] Direct-acting steam engine, one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a beam or lever; -- also called direct-action steam engine . Direct-acting steam pump, one in which the steam piston rod is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called direct-action steam pump. [1913 Webster]