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engine
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engine
n.
machine which supplies force and motion, motor; locomotive; part of a program which handles certain types of data (Computers)
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines), burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates a force. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion; pneumatic motors use compressed air and others—such as clockwork motors in wind-up toys—use elastic energy. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion.
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engine
Noun
1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
(hypernym) motor
(hyponym) aircraft engine
(part-meronym) camshaft
2. something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
(hypernym) causal agent, cause, causal agency
3. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
(synonym) locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
(hypernym) self-propelled vehicle
(hyponym) choo-choo
(member-holonym) train, railroad train
(part-meronym) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot
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engin
n.
offing
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engine
n.
motor; lokomotiva
