Assertion: steam engine's piston | /r/HasProperty | connected by rod
Facets:
value: to a balanced beam
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: in early steam engines
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In early steam engines the piston is usually connected by a rod to a balanced beam, rather than directly to a flywheel, and these engines are therefore known as beam engines.