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engine
[ en-juhn ]
/ ĖÉn dŹÉn /
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Origin of engine
OTHER WORDS FROM engine
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British Dictionary definitions for engine
engine
/ (ĖÉndŹÉŖn) /
noun
any machine designed to convert energy, esp heat energy, into mechanical worka steam engine; a petrol 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 deviceengines of torture
Word Origin for engine
C13: from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium nature, talent, ingenious contrivance, from in- ² + -genium, related to gignere to beget, produce
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Scientific definitions for engine
engine
[ Änā²jÄn ]
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 engine steam engine. See also motor.
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