Look up: Engine

1. engine
   [n] - something used to achieve a purpose 2. [n] - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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2. Engine
   A program that processes scripts or data and outputs the processed content.
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3. Engine
   A machine which produces power to do work, particularly one that converts heat into mechanical work.Diesel EngineAn internal-combustion engine in which the fuel is injected into the cylinder near the end of the compression stroke and is ignited by the heat of the compressed air in the cylinder.Four-...
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4. Engine
   A loose term used for the aero-engine which provides the motive power for any flying machine or airship. Aero-engines are both liquid-cooled and air-cooled. The former have less drag, the latter need less maintenance because of the absence of 'plumbing.'
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5. engine
   The main program which controls all the moves and events in the game.
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6. Engine
   En'gine noun [ French engin skill, machine, engine, Latin ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius , and confer Ingenious , Gin a snare.] 1. (Pro...
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7. Engine
   En'gine transitive verb 1. To assault with an engine. [ Obsolete] « To engine and batter our walls.» T. Adams. 2. To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by o...
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8. engine
   1. (Pronounced, in this sense,) Natural capacity; ability; skill. 'A man hath sapiences three, Memory, engine, and intellect also.' (Chaucer) ... 2. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent. 'You see the ways the fisherman doth take To catch the fish; what engines doth ...
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9. engine
   noun motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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10. engine
    noun something used to achieve a purpose; `an engine of change`
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11. Engine
    • (n.) (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill. • (n.) Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent. • (v. t.) (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture. • (v. t.) To assault with an engine. • (n.) A compoun...
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12. engine
    (from the article `military technology`) The invention of mechanical artillery was ascribed traditionally to the initiative of Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, in Sicily, who in 399 ... In general, the mechanical artillery of medieval times was inferior to that of the Classical world. The one exception was the trebuchet, an eng...
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13. engine
    (from the article `airplane`) ...1936). The first DC-2 was put in service on the Newark-Pittsburgh-Chicago run, after only 11 months` development time. In an era when American ... ...embayment. Several miles might be used at a time when a 1,000-foot airport runway was the norm. Long runways, either on land or on water, meant ... As t...
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14. engine
    a machine that can convert any of various forms of energy into mechanical power or motion. See diesel engine; gasoline engine; internal-combustion ...
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15. engine
    Douglas Engelbart
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16. engine
    
    • motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
    • something used to achieve a purpose
    
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17. engine
    engine: see diesel engine; internal-combustion engine; steam engine; rotary engine; automobile.
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18. engine
    Click images to enlargeDevice for converting stored energy into useful work or movement. Most engines use a fuel as their energy store. The fuel is burnt to produce heat energy – hence the name `heat engine` – which is then converted into movement. Heat engines can be classified according to the fuel t...
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19. Engine
    A vehicle outfitted for firefighting, specifically one outfitted to pump water. Many rural fire engines carry a reservoir of water to pump, and use drafting and water tenders to obtain further supply. Historically, an "enjin" was a machine that only pumped water.
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20. Engine
    An `engine` or `motor` is a machine designed to convert energy into useful accessdate=2011-05-09-->--> Devices converting heat energy into motion are referred to as engines, which come in many types. A common type is a heat engine such as an internal combustion engine which typically burns a ...
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21. Engine
    (disambiguation) An `engine` is a device that converts potential energy into mechanical work. `Engine` may also refer to: In thermodynamics : In rail transport: In computer science: In literature : In television : In music : See also:
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22. Engine
    (computer science) An `engine` is a continuation-based construct that provides timed preemption. Engines which can contain other engines are sometimes called `nester`s and engines which don`t have this ability are then called `flat engine`s. To implement timed preemption there needs to be a c...
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23. Engine
    (TV series) is a Japanese television drama series from Fuji Television, first shown in Japan from 18 April to 27 June 2005. Plot: Kanzaki Jiro (Takuya Kimura) (who used to be a star driver back in Japan) is a backup F3000 driver in Europe. During a practice run, he accidentally crashes into h...
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24. Engine
    (Loudness album) `Engine` is the fourteenth studio album by Japanese band publisher=Encyclopaedia Metallum-->-->. Track listing: #"Soul Tone" - 2:43 #"Bug Killa" - 5:04 #"Black Biohazard" - 3:55 #"Twist of Chain" - 3:40 #"Bad Date (Nothing I...
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25. Engine
    (boogie-rock band) `Engine` were a British boogie rock band formed in July 1979 in Birkenhead, near Liverpool, England.--> They had a three-piece line-up throughout their career, featuring Pete Wade (`Wad`) on vocals and guitar, Roy Hughes (`Yozzer`) on bass guitar and backing vocals, and Dav...
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