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single acting

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sin⋅gle-act⋅ing

[sing-guhl-ak-ting]
–adjective
(of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def. 1).

Origin:
1815–25
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