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rotary

[roh-tuh-ree] / ˈroʊ tə ri /


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A startup called LiquidPiston has spent more than a decade developing a new kind of rotary engine—including the X Mini shown here—that it says can be both more efficient and compact than traditional piston engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A startup called LiquidPiston has spent more than a decade developing a new kind of rotary engine—including the X Mini shown here—that it says can be both more efficient and compact than traditional piston engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That’s prompted more companies to take a fresh look at old combustion tech, including the rotary engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In 2024, the company reconstituted its rotary engine research group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Even the simplest choice, like whether to have a Touch-Tone telephone or a rotary one, required enormous, painstaking deliberation.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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