Re: Re: Re: Old diesel motor?

Posted by D.L. on September 25, 2002 at 19:16:07 from (209.99.126.127):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Old diesel motor? posted by Tom on September 21, 2002 at 18:15:21:

I brought up the google search engine, typed in "dictionary" and went to the first one that popped up (www.dictionary.com). Typed in "motor" and this is the result:

mo·tor Pronunciation Key (mtr)
n.
Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.

adj.
Causing or producing motion: motor power.
Driven by or having a motor.
Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.

Typing "engine" in this dictionary produces:

en·gine Pronunciation Key (njn)
n.

A machine that converts energy into mechanical force or motion.
Such a machine distinguished from an electric, spring-driven, or hydraulic motor by its use of a fuel.

So, all engines are motors, but not all motors are engines. To call a diesel engine a "motor" is perfectly correct. But it is not correct to call an electric motor an "engine"...

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