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light engine

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noun

  1. US equivalent: wildcat.  a railway locomotive in motion without drawing any carriages or wagons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In this case, the atom behaves much like a miniature heat engine, or more specifically, a "light engine."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Yes that’s expensive, but this is Leica Leica partnered with Hisense for the triple RGB laser light engine, which is something of a trend as the originator of the laser TV.

From The Verge Sep. 1, 2022

AWOL’s Hisense relationship is evident with the Tri-Chroma triple-laser light engine it uses.

From The Verge May 5, 2022

Carmack's light engine allows the game's designers to paint the story the way a film director would, with light and shadow, like a noir mystery.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the first shock the train had gathered way again—the light engine into which it had charged had been thrown clear off the track—but only for a moment.

From Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman by Ian Hay

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