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Consolidation locomotive Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Glossocomon Glossocomon Glos*soc"o*mon, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of case.]
A kind of hoisting winch.
Locomotion Locomotion Lo`co*mo"tion, n. [L. locus place + motio motion:
cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
1. The act of moving from place to place. `` Animal
locomotion.' --Milton.
2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
life.
Locomotive Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.
2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
Locomotive Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Locomotive boiler Boiler Boil"er, n.
1. One who boils.
2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
plates riveted together, or a composite structure
variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
tubular boilers.
Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
flues.
Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
cylinder.
Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
number of large flues, through which the heat either
passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
box and a large number of small flues leading to the
chimney.
Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
up.
Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
and 1st Flue.
Locomotive car Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Locomotive engine Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Locomotor Locomotor Lo`co*mo"tor, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in co["o]rdinating
voluntary movements.
Locomotor ataxia Locomotor Lo`co*mo"tor, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in co["o]rdinating
voluntary movements.
Melanocomous Melanocomous Mel`a*noc"o*mous, a. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black +
? hair.]
Having very dark or black hair; black-haired. --Prichard.
Mogul locomotive Locomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
Progressive locomotor ataxy Locomotor Lo`co*mo"tor, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in co["o]rdinating
voluntary movements.
Shifting locomotive Shifting Shift"ing, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.
