High-pressure — High pres sure (?; 135), a. 1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High-pressure steam — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High pressure steam locomotive — A high pressure steam locomotive is a steam locomotive with a boiler that operates at pressures well above what would be considered normal. In the later years of steam, boiler pressures were typically 200 to 250 PSI (1.4 to 1.7 MPa). High… … Wikipedia
high-pressure fuel system — That part of the aircraft’s overall fuel system that starts after the entry of fuel into the engine. An HP pump (high pressure pump) takes fuel from the low pressure, or aircraft, fuel system and raises its pressure sufficiently to ensure an… … Aviation dictionary
High Pressure Direct Injection — Der Begriff Direkteinspritzung bezeichnet ein Verfahren zur Kraftstoffeinspritzung für Dieselmotoren und Ottomotoren. Der Kraftstoff wird dabei direkt in den Brennraum eingespritzt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Direkteinspritzung bei Dieselmotoren 1.1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
high-pressure compressor — The second stage compressor in a dual spool gas turbine engine. It is called an N2 compressor. A high pressure compressor is the only one rotated by the starting system of an aircraft … Aviation dictionary
high-pressure turbine — The turbine used to drive a high pressure (N2 ) compressor. In a twin spool engine, it is positioned just after the combustion chamber turbine … Aviation dictionary
Engine — En gine ([e^]n j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See {Genius}, and cf. {Ingenious}, {Gin} a snare.] 1. Note: (Pronounced, in this sense, [e^]n*j[=e]n .)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engine driver — Engine En gine ([e^]n j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See {Genius}, and cf. {Ingenious}, {Gin} a snare.] 1. Note: (Pronounced, in this sense,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engine lathe — Engine En gine ([e^]n j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See {Genius}, and cf. {Ingenious}, {Gin} a snare.] 1. Note: (Pronounced, in this sense,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
