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• Cutoff (steam engine) — In a steam engine, cutoff is the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. On a steam locomotive, the cutoff is controlled by the reverser. The point at which the inlet valve closes and stops the entry of steam into the… …   Wikipedia

• Cutoff — or cut off or cut off may refer to: Contents 1 Science and technology 2 Clothing and fashion 3 Roads and trails …   Wikipedia

• Cutoff (disambiguation) — Cutoff may refer to: * Cutoff, a range of values to be considered in physics. * Cutoff (steam engine), the point in the piston stroke at which the inlet valve is closed. * Cutoff (metalworking), a piercing operation used to cut a workpiece from… …   Wikipedia

• cutoff — [kut′ôf΄] n. 1. the act of cutting off; esp., the limit or ending set for a process, activity, etc. 2. a road or passage that cuts across, shortening the distance 3. ☆ a) a new and shorter channel cut by a river across a bend, or dug out to… …   English World dictionary

• cutoff valve — cutoff valve, a valve that stops the passage of a fluid to the cylinder of an engine …   Useful english dictionary

• cutoff — /kut awf , of /, n. 1. an act or instance of cutting off. 2. something that cuts off. 3. a road, passage, etc., that leaves another, usually providing a shortcut: Let s take the cutoff to Baltimore. 4. a new and shorter channel formed in a river… …   Universalium

• cutoff — cut•off [[t]ˈkʌtˌɔf, ˌɒf[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of cutting off 2) something that cuts off 3) a point serving as the limit beyond which something is no longer effective, applicable, or possible 4) a road, passage, etc., that leaves another …   From formal English to slang

• Corliss steam engine — A Corliss steam engine – the valve gear is on the right of the cylinder block, on the left of the picture A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 …   Wikipedia

• Steam engine — A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/564472/steam engine steam engine Britannica Online Encyclopedia ] ] Steam engines have a long history,… …   Wikipedia

• Henry the Green Engine — is a fictional anthropomorphic 4 6 0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin off children s television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends .… …   Wikipedia

• Old Bess (beam engine) — Old Bess, as now preserved in the Science Museum, London Old Bess is an early beam engine built by the partnership of Boulton and Watt. The engine was constructed in 1777 and worked until 1848.[1] …   Wikipedia