'Direct-acting steam engine' definitions:
Definition of 'Direct-acting steam engine'
From: GCIDE
- 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]