Definition for single-acting - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	single-acting (single-acting) adjective (of an engine) having pressure applied only to one side of the piston.		More words in this category blowpipe dynamics effort fin fitter gear train hydromechanics loading shovel manifold overstress power revolution roll rose engine smokebox stay bar striker plate strip mill tension turbogenerator Nearby Words single end Single European Act single file single malt single market single nucleotide polymorphism single parent single stick single transferable vote single-acting single-action single-blind single-breasted single-cell protein single-copy single-cut single-decker single-ended single-entry