Timeline of motor and engine technology — Timeline of motor and engine technology* (c. 30 70 AD) Hero of Alexandria builds the first documented steam powered device, the aeolipile . * 1698 Thomas Savery builds a steam powered water pump for pumping water out of mines * 1712 Thomas… … Wikipedia
Motor — may refer to: *Engine **Motor car or automobile **Motor vehicle **Motorcycle, a term used by police officers to refer to their official duty motorcycles *Motor system, the physiological system that is responsible for physical movement **Motor… … Wikipedia
motor — [n] engine cylinder, diesel, generator, mechanism, piston, power train, transformer, turbine, what’s under the hood*; concept 463 … New thesaurus
Engine — This article is about a machine to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. For other uses of engine, see Engine (disambiguation). For other uses of motor, see Motor (disambiguation). A V6 internal combustion engine from a Mercedes car An… … Wikipedia
engine — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc jet engine, axial flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam… … Moby Thesaurus
engine — A device for changing fuel energy to mechanical energy. The term applies to the primary source of power generation. In Britain there is a desire to make a clear distinction between engine and motor so that motor refers only to electric power… … Dictionary of automotive terms
engine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. motor, machine; device; engine of war. See arms, instrumentality, power. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A machine for transforming power] Syn. motor, power plant, dynamo, generator, turbine, diesel engine,… … English dictionary for students
motor — n 1. engine, internal combustion engine, gasoline engine, gas engine; aeromotor, air motor or engine; inboard outboard engine, outboard motor; power plant, power source, innards. 2. electric motor, dynamo, dynamotor, generator, turbine,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
motor — Synonyms and related words: active, aeromotor, alembic, anvil, appliance, arc jet engine, auto, autocar, automobile, axial flow turbojet, bicycle, bike, boat, buggy, bus, caldron, cam engine, car, catch a train, charioteer, chauffeur, convenience … Moby Thesaurus
motor — [[t]mo͟ʊtə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ motors, motoring, motored 1) N COUNT The motor in a machine, vehicle, or boat is the part that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement, so that the machine, vehicle, or boat can work. She got in and started the motor.… … English dictionary
Engine test stand — An engine test stand is a facility used to develop, characterize and test engines. The facility, often offered as a product to automotive OEMs, allows engine operation in different operating regimes and offers measurement of several physical… … Wikipedia
