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radial engine
reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft
cylinder block
part of an internal combustion engine
straight-four engine
inline piston engine with four cylinders
rotary engine
internal combustion engine with cylinders rotating around a stationary crankshaft
straight-six
inline piston engine with six cylinders
VR6 engine
engine configuration
W engine
reciprocating engine with three banks of cylinders
H engine
inline engine with four banks driving two crankshafts
opposed-piston engine
reciprocating internal combustion engine configuration
U engine
inline engine with two parallel banks driving separate crankshafts
W16
piston engine with 16 cylinders in W configuration
X engine
Engine configuration
straight-eight
inline piston engine with eight cylinders
hemi engine
internal combustion engine in which the roof of each cylinder's combustion chamber is of hemispherical form
straight-five
inline piston engine with five cylinders
flat-four
horizontally opposed four-cylinder piston engine
IOE engine
type of combustion engines
W12
piston engine with 12 cylinders in W configuration
flat-six engine
horizontally opposed 6-cylinder piston engine
V16
piston engine with 16 cylinders in vee configuration
flat-twin
horizontally-opposed two-cylinder piston engine
W18
piston engine with 18 cylinders in W configuration
flat-twelve
Horizontally-opposed 12-cylinder piston engine
flat-eight
horizontally-opposed eight cylinder piston engine
split-single
engine configuration
W8
piston engine with 8 cylinders in W configuration
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V20
piston engine with 20 cylinders in vee configuration
V18
piston engine with 18 cylinders in vee configuration
V24
piston engine with 24 cylinders in vee configuration
flat-ten
horizontally-opposed ten-cylinder piston engine
inline engine
reciprocating engine arranged with cylinders in banks aligned with the crankshaft
flat-sixteen
horizontally-opposed 16-cylinder piston engine
straight-nine
inline piston engine with nine cylinders
straight-14
inline piston engine with 14 cylinders
Monobloc engine
internal combustion engine with the cylinder head and block formed as one unit
straight-twelve
inline piston engine with twelve cylinders
straight-seven
inline piston engine with seven cylinders
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