a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
a railroad locomotive.
a fire engine.
Computers. a piece or collection of software that drives a later process (used in combination, as in game engine; software engine).See also search engine.
any mechanical contrivance.
a machine or instrument used in warfare, as a battering ram, catapult, or piece of artillery.
Obsolete. an instrument of torture, especially the rack.
Origin of engine
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English engin, from Anglo-French, Old French engign, enging, from Latin ingenium “nature, innate quality, mental power, clever invention,” equivalent to in- “in” + -genium (equivalent to gen- “begetting” + -ium noun suffix); see in-2, kin, -ium
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British Dictionary definitions for engine
engine
/ (ˈɛndʒɪn) /
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
militaryany of various pieces of equipment formerly used in warfare, such as a battering ram or gun
obsoleteany 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
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 enginesteam engine. See also motor.