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harmonic engine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
har-mon-ic engine
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine in which the energy of an electric current is used, by means of two small electromagnets, to keep up the vibrations of a large and heavily-weighted tuning fork whose arms are connected to two pistons working a miniature pump.

Inflected Forms

harmonic engines (plural)

Questions

What does harmonic engine mean?
A machine in which the energy of an electric current is used, by means of two small electromagnets, to keep up the vibrations of a large and heavily-weighted tuning fork whose arms are connected to two pistons working a miniature pump.

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