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    engine
    noun motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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    engine
    noun something used to achieve a purpose; `an engine of change`
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    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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    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 on...
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    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 ...
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    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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    engine
    Douglas Engelbart
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    Engine
    An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines) burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion. Electric motors convert electrical en...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine
    
    
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    engine
    
    1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
    2. something used to achieve a purpose
    
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    engine
    A device for converting stored energy into useful work. Most engines in use today are heat engines which convert heat into work, though the efficiency of this process, being governed according to the second law of thermodynamics is often very low. Heat engines are commonly classified according to th...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/E/engine.html
    
    
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    engine
    engine: see diesel engine; internal-combustion engine; steam engine; rotary engine; automobile.
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    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...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0025315.html
    
    
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    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.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_firefighting_equipment
    
    

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