Direct-acting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)
     Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the
     intervention of other working parts.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is


        transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a
        beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam
        engine}.
  
     {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod
        is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called
        {direct-action steam pump}.
        [1913 Webster]