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en·gine
(ĕn′jĭn)n.
1.
a. A machine that converts energy into mechanical force or motion.
b. Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.
2.
a. A mechanical appliance, instrument, or tool: engines of war.
b. An agent, instrument, or means of accomplishment.
3. A locomotive.
4. A fire engine.
5. Computers A search engine.
tr.v. en·gined, en·gin·ing, en·gines
To equip with an engine or engines.
[Middle English engin, skill, machine, from Old French, innate ability, from Latin ingenium; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
engine
(ˈɛndʒɪn)n
1. (Mechanical Engineering) any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical work: a steam engine; a petrol engine.
2. (Railways)
a. a railway locomotive
b. (as modifier): the engine cab.
3. (Military) military any of various pieces of equipment formerly used in warfare, such as a battering ram or gun
4. obsolete any instrument or device: engines of torture.
[C13: from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium nature, talent, ingenious contrivance, from in-2 + -genium, related to gignere to beget, produce]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
en•gine
(ˈɛn dʒən)n.
1. a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
2. a railroad locomotive.
3. fire engine.
4. any mechanical contrivance.
5. a machine or instrument used in warfare, as a battering ram, catapult, or piece of artillery.
6. Obs. an instrument of torture.
[1250–1300; Middle English engin < Old French < Latin ingenium nature, innate quality, especially mental power, hence a clever invention]
en′gined, adj.
en′gine•less, adj.
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en·gine
(ĕn′jĭn) A machine that turns energy into mechanical force or motion, especially one that gets its energy from a source of heat, such as the burning of a fuel. See more at internal-combustion engine, jet engine, steam engine.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
machine
– motor – engine1. 'machine'
A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or some other form of power to perform a particular task.
...a washing machine.
I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever.
2. 'motor'
When a machine operates by electricity, you refer to the part of the machine that converts power into movement as the motor.
...a malfunctioning fan motor in the attic space of the building.
3. 'engine'
You do not use 'machine' to refer to the part of a vehicle that provides the power that makes the vehicle move. This part of a car, bus, lorry, or plane is usually called the engine.
He couldn't get his engine started.
The starboard engines were already running.
You talk about the engine of a ship, but the motor of a small boat.
Black smoke belched from the engine into the cabin.
We patched leaks, overhauled the motor, and refitted her.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
engine
A device converting one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy.
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| Noun | 1. |  engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical workaircraft engine - the engine that powers and aircraft automobile engine - the engine that propels an automobile auxiliary engine, donkey engine - (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) camshaft - has cams attached to it gearing, geartrain, power train, gear, train - wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" generator - engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction heat engine - any engine that makes use of heat to do work motor - machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine - a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream |
| 2. | engine - something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | |
| 3. |  engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway trackschoo-choo - a child's word for locomotive diesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine electric locomotive - a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor cowcatcher, fender, buffer, pilot - an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track footplate - the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls iron horse - (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive pilot engine - a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion shunter - a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips steam locomotive - a locomotive powered by a steam engine donkey engine, switch engine - a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard tank engine, tank locomotive - a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed traction engine - steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks railroad train, train - public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" | |
| 4. | engine - an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.; "medieval engines of war" battering ram - a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket, catapult - an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use |
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engine
noun machine, motor, mechanism, generator, dynamo He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
مُحَرِّكمُحَرِّك القِطار
lokomotivamotor
lokomotivmotor
moottoriveturi
motorlokomotiva
járnbrautarlest; eimreiîvél, hreyfill
エンジン機関車
엔진
garvežysinžinerijainžinieriusinžinierius mechanikaskelių inžinierius
motorsdzinējslokomotīve
motor
lokomotivamotor
motorloklokomotiv
เครื่องยนต์หัวรถจักร
động cơ
engine
[ˈendʒɪn]A. N
1. (= motor) (in car, ship, plane) → motor m
2. (Rail) → locomotora f, máquina f
facing the engine → de frente a la máquina
with your back to the engine → de espaldas a la máquina
facing the engine → de frente a la máquina
with your back to the engine → de espaldas a la máquina
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
engine
n
(Rail) → Lokomotive f, → Lok f
(Comput: = search engine) → Suchmaschine f
engine
:engine block
n → Motorblock m
engine compartment
n → Motorraum m
engine
:engine mountings
pl → Motoraufhängung f
engine oil
n → Motoröl nt
engine room
n (Naut) → Maschinenraum m
engine shed
n (Brit) → Lokomotivschuppen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
engine
[ˈɛndʒɪn] n (motor, in car, ship, plane) → motore m (Rail) → locomotivafacing/with your back to the engine → nel senso della/in senso contrario alla marcia
front-to-back engine (Aut) → motore longitudinale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
engine
(ˈendʒin) noun1. a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion. The car has a new engine.
2. a railway engine. He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.
ˈengine-driver noun a person who drives a railway engine.
ˌengiˈneer noun1. a person who designs, makes, or works with, machinery. an electrical engineer.
2. (usually civil engineer) a person who designs, constructs, or maintains roads, railways, bridges, sewers etc.
3. an officer who manages a ship's engines.
4. (American) an engine-driver.
verb to arrange by skill or by cunning means. He engineered my promotion.
ˌengiˈneering noun the art or profession of an engineer. He is studying engineering at university.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
engine
→ مُحَرِّك lokomotiva, motor lokomotiv, motor Lokomotive, Maschine μηχανή locomotora, motor moottori, veturi locomotive, moteur lokomotiva, motor motore エンジン, 機関車 엔진 locomotief, motor motor lokomotywa, silnik motor двигатель, локомотив motor เครื่องยนต์, หัวรถจักร motor động cơ 发动机, 火车头Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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