First Known Use: 1961
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Wankel engine
noun Wan·kel engine \ˈväŋ-kəl-, ˈwaŋ-\
Definition of WANKEL ENGINE
: an internal combustion rotary engine that has a rounded triangular rotor functioning as a piston and rotating in a space in the engine and that has only two major moving parts
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Origin of WANKEL ENGINE
Felix Wankel †1988 German engineer
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