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engine
[ en-juhn ]
noun
- a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- a railroad locomotive.
- a fire engine.
- Computers. a piece or collection of software that drives a later process (used in combination, as in game engine software engine ). search engine.
- any mechanical contrivance.
- a machine or instrument used in warfare, as a battering ram, catapult, or piece of artillery.
- a means by which something is achieved, accomplished, or furthered:
Trade is an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and increases economic opportunity.
- Obsolete. an instrument of torture, especially the rack.
engine
/ ˈɛndʒɪn /
noun
- any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical work
a petrol engine
a steam engine
- a railway locomotive
- ( as modifier )
the engine cab
- military any of various pieces of equipment formerly used in warfare, such as a battering ram or gun
- obsolete.any instrument or device
engines of torture
engine
- 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. The efficiency of an engine is the ratio between the kinetic energy produced by the machine and the energy needed to produce it.
- See more at internal-combustion engineSee also motor
Other Word Forms
- en·gine·less adjective
- mul·ti·en·gine noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of engine1
Example Sentences
Alonso, who retired in Monaco last Sunday with an engine failure, ended his session about five minutes early as a result.
A few weeks later, Google said it wouldn’t integrate fact-checking into its search engine or YouTube.
Stella said he was "interested" to see whether the new rules next year, which introduces cars that are 10 centimetres narrower than this year with a new style of engine, make a difference.
Eight fire engines and about 70 firefighters from stations across Wembley, Park Royal and Willesden were sent to tackle the blaze.
Every stage of a racing engine, from conception and construction to being shipped to the track, is managed at the facility.
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