What does Engine mean?
Definitions for Engine
ˈɛn dʒənEngine
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Engine.
Princeton's WordNet
enginenoun
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
enginenoun
something used to achieve a purpose
"an engine of change"
locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotivenoun
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
enginenoun
an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
"medieval engines of war"
Wiktionary
enginenoun
Cunning, trickery.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
The result of cunning; a plot, a scheme.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
A device to convert energy into useful mechanical motion, especially heat energy
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
A powered locomotive used for pulling cars on railways.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
A person or group of people which influence a larger group.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
the brain or heart.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
enginenoun
A software system, not a complete program, responsible for a technical task (as in layout engine, physics engine).
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
engineverb
To assault with an engine.
To engine and batter our walls. uE00027131uE001 T. Adams.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
engineverb
To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.
Vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another.
Etymology: From engin, from engin, from ingenium, from ingenitum, past participle of ingigno; see ingenious. Engine originally meant 'ingenuity, cunning' which eventually developed into meaning 'the product of ingenuity, a plot or snare' and 'tool, weapon'.
Webster Dictionary
Enginenoun
(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Enginenoun
anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Enginenoun
any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Enginenoun
a compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Engineverb
to assault with an engine
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Engineverb
to equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by another
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Engineverb
(Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture
Etymology: [F. engin skill, machine, engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the root of gignere to produce. See Genius, and cf. Ingenious, Gin a snare.]
Freebase
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 burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates motion. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion, pneumatic motors use compressed air and others—such as clockwork motors in wind-up toys—use elastic energy. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create motion.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Engine
en′jin, n. a complex and powerful machine, esp. a prime mover: a military machine: anything used to effect a purpose: a device: contrivance: (obs.) ability, genius.—v.t. to contrive: to put into action.—ns. En′gine-driv′er, one who manages an engine, esp. who drives a locomotive; Engineer′, an engine maker or manager: one who directs works and engines: a soldier belonging to the division of the army called Engineers, consisting of men trained to engineering work.—v.i. to act as an engineer.—v.t. to arrange, contrive.—ns. Engineer′ing, the art or profession of an engineer; En′gine-man, one who drives an engine; En′gine-room, the room in a vessel in which the engines are placed; En′ginery, the art or business of managing engines: engines collectively: machinery; En′gine-turn′ing, a kind of ornament made by a rose-engine, as on the backs of watches, &c.—Civil engineer (see Civil). [O. Fr. engin—L. ingenium, skill. See Ingenious.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
engine
1. A piece of hardware that encapsulates some function but can't be used without some kind of front end. Today we have, especially, print engine: the guts of a laser printer. 2. An analogous piece of software; notionally, one that does a lot of noisy crunching, such as a database engine.The hacker senses of engine are actually close to its original, pre-Industrial-Revolution sense of a skill, clever device, or instrument (the word is cognate to ‘ingenuity’). This sense had not been completely eclipsed by the modern connotation of power-transducing machinery in Charles Babbage's time, which explains why he named the stored-program computer that he designed in 1844 the Analytical Engine.
Editors Contribution
engine
A type of machine created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.
The engine worked so effectively.
Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'Engine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2141
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Rank popularity for the word 'Engine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1710
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Rank popularity for the word 'Engine' in Nouns Frequency: #680
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Engine in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Engine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Engine in a Sentence
Just before landing, Zac Rockey and Trudi Spiller frantically tried to warn beach-goers to move out of the way. ( SWNS) Losing height, Zac Rockey and his passenger, Trudi Spiller, eventually came to realize they would need to land on a stretch of Jacob’s Ladder Beach in Sidmouth, Devon, when the engine cut out altogether. He's looking out of the side of the plane and I started moving my arms telling people to get out of the way.
Pieces of the failed rotor arm cut through the engine's fan case, the engine bay, an internal fuel tank, and hydraulic and fuel lines before exiting through the aircraft's upper fuselage, the total mishap damage is estimated to be in excess $50 million.
It was a real scare, the engine exploded. As we were getting out of the plane down the chute, the smoke was beginning to enter and the engine was in flames.
It was kind of fun... after a while every time they left on a call, the dog would run around to the front of the station where the fire engine pulls out and watch them leave for the call and follow us all around the station.
I thought something's wrong with the engine because I always take this flight.
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Translations for Engine
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- موتور, محرك, قاطرةArabic
- двигател, локомотив, моторBulgarian
- ইঞ্জিনBengali
- motorCatalan, Valencian
- lokomotiva, motorCzech
- ermig, peiriantWelsh
- motorDanish
- Lokomotive, Lok, Motor, Antrieb, Getriebe, TriebwerkGerman
- κινητήρας, μηχανήGreek
- motoroEsperanto
- motor, locomotoraSpanish
- mootor, vedurEstonian
- موتورPersian
- veturi, moottoriFinnish
- locomotive, moteurFrench
- einnseanScottish Gaelic
- locomotora, motorGalician
- motorHungarian
- շարժիչArmenian
- motor, locomotivaInterlingua
- motor, mesinIndonesian
- mashinoIdo
- motore, locomotiva, motriceItalian
- 機関, 機関車, エンジン, 発動機, モーター, 原動機, 汽車, 機械Japanese
- ძრავა, მატორიGeorgian
- 기관, 機關Korean
- jynnCornish
- engineLatin
- variklis, motorasLithuanian
- motors, dzinējsLatvian
- mīhini, pūkaha, initia, timaMāori
- двигател, локомотива, моторMacedonian
- enjinMalay
- motorNorwegian
- motor, aandrijving, locomotiefDutch
- motorNorwegian Nynorsk
- atsiitsʼiinNavajo, Navaho
- motor, silnik, lokomotywaPolish
- locomotiva, motorPortuguese
- locomotivă, motorRomanian
- локомотив, мотор, двигательRussian
- motor, моторSerbo-Croatian
- lokomotiva, motorSlovene
- lokomotiv, motor, lokSwedish
- เครื่องยนต์Thai
- likhisogTagalog
- motor, lokomotifTurkish
- מאָטאָרYiddish
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