light engine
Britishnoun
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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
G.M. developed the aluminum engine not only for greater economy in manufacture and operation, but also to lick the limitations of rear-engine cars, which require a very light engine or a short wheelbase.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The improvement of the light engine, in design and construction, was the most pressing of needs; but no sufficiently rapid improvement could be hoped for except by the encouragement of private enterprise.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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