engine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈdʒiːn/ (India)
- /ˈɪnd͡ʒɪn/ (pin-pen-merger)
- /ˈɪn.dʒən/ (India)
- /ˈend͡ʒɘn/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
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- /ˈend͡ʒɪn/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪn/ (UK, US)
- /ˈɪn.dʒɪn/ (India)
- /ˈend͡ʒən/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛnd͡ʒən/ weak vowel merger
Etymology
From Middle English engyn, from Anglo-Norman engine, Old French engin (“skill, cleverness, war machine”), from Latin ingenium (“innate or natural quality, nature, genius, a genius, an invention, (in Late Latin) a war-engine, battering-ram”), related to ingignō (“to instil by birth, implant, produce in”). Compare gin, ingenious, engineer.
Meanings
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A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
Their warlike Engins and munition Exceed the forces of their martial men.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act IIII, scene i:
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(archaic) A tool; a utensil or implement.
What if the Foot, ordain'd the duſt to tread, / Or Hand, to toil, aſpir'd to be the Head? / What if the Head, the Eye, or Ear repin'd / To ſerve mere Engines to the ruling Mind?
1733, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Man. […], epistle I, London: […] J[ohn] Wilford, […], →OCLC, page 15, lines 248–251:Flattery must be the most powerful Argument that cou'd be used to Human Creatures. Making use of this bewitching Engine, they extoll'd the Excellency of our Nature above other Animals [...].
1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
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A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
In France, the parliament soon became a mere engine in the hands of a few high-born and ambitious men, who had nothing in common with its interests, which were those of the people.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 75:
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track.
- (usually) A self-powered vehicle used for moving cars along a track. ▸ A locomotive.
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A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
a graphics engine
a physics engine
- (obsolete) Ingenuity; cunning, trickery, guile.
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(obsolete) The result of cunning; something ingenious, a contrivance; (in negative senses) a plot, a scheme.
Therefore this craftie engine he did frame, / Againſt his praiſe to ſtirre vp enmitye [...].
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 193:
- (obsolete) Natural talent; genius.
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Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
[...] their promiſes, entiſements, oathes, tokens, and all theſe engines of luſt [...].
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v], page 243, column 1:You ſee the ways the Fiſher-man doth take / To catch the Fiſh; what Engins doth he make?
1678, John Bunyan, “The Author’s Apology for His Book”, in The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bank engine (some may be hyponyms) · re-engine (some may be hyponyms) · retroengine (some may be hyponyms) · engine braking (some may be hyponyms) · engine compartment (some may be hyponyms) · engine bay (some may be hyponyms) · reengine (some may be hyponyms) · bullgine (some may be hyponyms) · microengine (some may be hyponyms) · one engine in steam (some may be hyponyms) · Novi engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine-generator (some may be hyponyms) · engine knock (some may be hyponyms) · midengine (some may be hyponyms) · engine trouble (some may be hyponyms) · engine oil (some may be hyponyms) · siege-engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine order telegraph (some may be hyponyms) · engine house (some may be hyponyms) · engineman (some may be hyponyms) · engine diaper (some may be hyponyms) · multiengine (some may be hyponyms) · engine driver (some may be hyponyms) · in-engine (some may be hyponyms) · stellar engine (some may be hyponyms) · search engine optimization (some may be hyponyms) · engine displacement (some may be hyponyms) · engine room (some may be hyponyms) · search-engine-friendly (some may be hyponyms) · Lenoir engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine turning (some may be hyponyms) · engineless (some may be hyponyms) · enginery (some may be hyponyms) · cycloidal engine (some may be hyponyms) · V engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine hour (some may be hyponyms) · engine block (some may be hyponyms) · engine lathe (some may be hyponyms) · engine shed (some may be hyponyms) · engine mount (some may be hyponyms) · Carnot heat engine (some may be hyponyms) · enginelike (some may be hyponyms) · duplex pumping engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine move (some may be hyponyms) · enginer (some may be hyponyms) · retro-engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine-rich (some may be hyponyms) · inline engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine generator (some may be hyponyms) · crane engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine cleaner (some may be hyponyms) · engineer (some may be hyponyms) · Carnot engine (some may be hyponyms) · engine-turned (some may be hyponyms)
Descendants
einnsean · injini · ਇੰਞਣ · enjin · ensin · 引擎 · engine · エンジン · engine · injin · 엔진 · इंजन · enjin · ইঞ্জিন
Hyponyms
mill engine (Hyponyms of engine) · banking engine (Hyponyms of engine) · Stirling engine (Hyponyms of engine) · pilot engine (Hyponyms of engine) · spit engine (Hyponyms of engine) · Wankel engine (Hyponyms of engine) · internal combustion engine (Hyponyms of engine) · reaction engine (Hyponyms of engine) · overhead engine (Hyponyms of engine) · electric engine (Hyponyms of engine) · tank engine (Hyponyms of engine) · East-West engine (Hyponyms of engine) · light engine (Hyponyms of engine) · ringing engine (Hyponyms of engine) · beer engine (Hyponyms of engine) · chaff engine (Hyponyms of engine) · winding engine (Hyponyms of engine) · barring engine (Hyponyms of engine) · Hero engine (Hyponyms of engine) · straight engine (Hyponyms of engine) · Otto engine (Hyponyms of engine) · information engine (Hyponyms of engine) · jet engine (Hyponyms of engine) · draught engine (Hyponyms of engine) · man engine (Hyponyms of engine) · solar engine (Hyponyms of engine) · shunting engine (Hyponyms of engine) · horse engine (Hyponyms of engine) · boxer engine (Hyponyms of engine) · gas engine (Hyponyms of engine) · steam engine (Hyponyms of engine) · ion engine (Hyponyms of engine) · Cornish engine (Hyponyms of engine) · in-line engine (Hyponyms of engine) · siege engine (Hyponyms of engine) · twin-engine (Hyponyms of engine) · military engine (Hyponyms of engine) · dental engine (Hyponyms of engine) · tandem engine (Hyponyms of engine) · metasearch engine (Hyponyms of engine) · traction engine (Hyponyms of engine) · steam-engine (Hyponyms of engine) · switch engine (Hyponyms of engine) · pulp engine (Hyponyms of engine) · pony engine (Hyponyms of engine) · square engine (Hyponyms of engine) · pancake engine (Hyponyms of engine) · beam engine (Hyponyms of engine) · harmonic engine (Hyponyms of engine) · human flesh search engine (Hyponyms of engine) · software engine (Hyponyms of engine) · monkey engine (Hyponyms of engine) · entry ignition engine (Hyponyms of engine) · compound engine (Hyponyms of engine) · difference engine (Hyponyms of engine) · pulse detonation engine (Hyponyms of engine) · donkey engine (Hyponyms of engine) · water engine (Hyponyms of engine) · garden engine (Hyponyms of engine) · fire engine (Hyponyms of engine) · triple combination engine (Hyponyms of engine) · stationary engine (Hyponyms of engine) · two-stroke engine (Hyponyms of engine) · marine engine (Hyponyms of engine) · simple engine (Hyponyms of engine) · rocket engine (Hyponyms of engine) · petrol engine (Hyponyms of engine) · rotary engine (Hyponyms of engine) · steeple engine (Hyponyms of engine) · piston engine (Hyponyms of engine) · database engine (Hyponyms of engine) · wind engine (Hyponyms of engine) · chess engine (Hyponyms of engine) · corncob engine (Hyponyms of engine) · raptor engine (Hyponyms of engine) · diesel engine (Hyponyms of engine) · rose engine (Hyponyms of engine) · W engine (Hyponyms of engine) · reciprocating engine (Hyponyms of engine) · physics engine (Hyponyms of engine) · tender engine (Hyponyms of engine) · aero engine (Hyponyms of engine) · chemical engine (Hyponyms of engine) · search engine (Hyponyms of engine) · dividing engine (Hyponyms of engine) · portable engine (Hyponyms of engine) · air engine (Hyponyms of engine) · game engine (Hyponyms of engine) · atmospheric engine (Hyponyms of engine) · analytical engine (Hyponyms of engine) · aircraft engine (Hyponyms of engine) · sand engine (Hyponyms of engine) · storage engine (Hyponyms of engine) · answer engine (Hyponyms of engine) · graphics engine (Hyponyms of engine) · crate engine (Hyponyms of engine) · combustion engine (Hyponyms of engine) · internal-combustion engine (Hyponyms of engine) · heat engine (Hyponyms of engine) · U engine (Hyponyms of engine) · duct engine (Hyponyms of engine) · radial engine (Hyponyms of engine) · four-stroke engine (Hyponyms of engine) · ether engine (Hyponyms of engine)
Relateds
ingenious · genius · ingeniosity · engineer
Synonyms
locomotive · motor · drive · motor
Translations (159)
fi moottori (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · is mótor (mechanical device) · el μηχανή (mechanical device) · bg дви́гател (mechanical device) · pl mechanizm (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · ug ماتور (mechanical device) · ru дви́гатель (mechanical device) · de Triebwerk (mechanical device) · hu motor (mechanical device) · ka მატორი (mechanical device) · bn মোটর (mechanical device) · prs موتَر (mechanical device) · mi pūkaha (mechanical device) · gd einnsean (mechanical device) · ba двигатель (mechanical device) · tr motor (mechanical device) · ka ძრავა (mechanical device) · pl silnik (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · ckb بزوێنەر (mechanical device) · tt мотор (mechanical device) · lo ເຄື່ອງຈັກ (mechanical device) · ja エンジン (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · be мато́р (mechanical device) · hy շարժիչ (mechanical device) · sco ingine (mechanical device) · el κινητήρας (mechanical device) · fr moteur (influential group) · ps ماشين (mechanical device) · cs motor (mechanical device) · ar مُحَرِّك (mechanical device) · es motor (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · pl motor (mechanical device) · tg муҳаррик (mechanical device) · it motore (influential group) · lt variklis (mechanical device) · mr इंजिन (mechanical device) · fr moteur (mechanical device) · pl aparat (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · sv motor (mechanical device) · tl likhisog (mechanical device) · ko 기관 (mechanical device) · mk мо́тор (mechanical device) · ja 機械 (mechanical device) · az motor (mechanical device) · km ម៉ូតូ (mechanical device) · fa-ira موتور (mechanical device) · et mootor (mechanical device) · lt motoras (mechanical device) · is vél (mechanical device) · ga inneall (mechanical device) · hi इंजन (mechanical device) · alt двигатель (mechanical device) · uk мото́р (mechanical device) · ckb مۆتۆر (mechanical device) · th มอเตอร์ (mechanical device) · nl aandrijving (mechanical device) · id mesin (mechanical device) · km ម៉ាស៊ីន (mechanical device) · yi מאָטאָר (mechanical device) · mi initia (mechanical device) · cmn 摩托 (mechanical device) · kmr makîne (mechanical device) · uk двигу́н (mechanical device) · ast motor (mechanical device) · id motor (mechanical device) · my အင်ဂျင် (mechanical device) · mr अभियंत्र (mechanical device) · bn ইঞ্জিন (mechanical device) · ga mótair (mechanical device) · mk дви́гател (influential group) · lv dzinējs (mechanical device) · mr इंजिन (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · th เครื่องยนต์ (mechanical device) · io mashino (mechanical device) · cop ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ (mechanical device) · he מָנוֹעַ (mechanical device) · bg мото́р (mechanical device) · pt motor (mechanical device) · pt motor (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · si එන්ජිම (mechanical device) · hi मोटर (mechanical device) · am ሞተር (mechanical device) · nl motor (mechanical device) · uz motor (mechanical device) · ja エンジン (mechanical device) · sv motor (influential group) · lv motors (mechanical device) · ro motor (influential group) · tt йөрткеч (mechanical device) · kw jynn (mechanical device) · ja 原動機 (mechanical device) · nb motor (mechanical device) · af enjin (mechanical device) · ps انجن (mechanical device) · tk dwigatel (mechanical device) · gl motor (mechanical device) · ko 엔진 (mechanical device) · mn хөдөлгүүр (mechanical device) · fi moottori (mechanical device) · sh mòtōr (mechanical device) · it motore (mechanical device) · mn мотор (mechanical device) · nn motor (mechanical device) · fa-ira مُحَرِّک (mechanical device) · ky мотор (mechanical device) · ar مُوتُور (mechanical device) · da motor (mechanical device) · eu motor (mechanical device) · cmn 引擎 (mechanical device) · ru движо́к (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · ca motor (mechanical device) · eo motoro (mechanical device) · de Antrieb (mechanical device) · kk мотор (mechanical device) · sq motor (mechanical device) · be рухаві́к (mechanical device) · fy motor (mechanical device) · mk дви́гател (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · cy ermig (mechanical device) · uz dvigatel (mechanical device) · vi động cơ (mechanical device) · nv atsiitsʼiin (mechanical device) · ur اِنْجَن (mechanical device) · tk motor (mechanical device) · kk қозғалтқыш (mechanical device) · my စက်ခေါင်း (mechanical device) · de Motor (influential group) · ja モーター (mechanical device) · bg дви́гател (influential group) · mi mīhini (mechanical device) · ru дви́гатель (influential group) · cy peiriant (mechanical device) · ms enjin (mechanical device) · az mühərrik (mechanical device) · sl motor (mechanical device) · pdt Inzhen (mechanical device) · tg мотор (mechanical device) · de Motor (mechanical device) · ia motor (mechanical device) · pl silnik (mechanical device) · ba мотор (mechanical device) · ko 모터 (mechanical device) · ru мото́р (mechanical device) · mt mutur (mechanical device) · cmn 發動機 /发动机 (mechanical device) · sw injini (mechanical device) · id enjin (mechanical device) · alt мотор (mechanical device) · sk motor (mechanical device) · ja 機関 (mechanical device) · cmn 馬達 /马达 (mechanical device) · grc μηχανή (mechanical device) · ja 発動機 (mechanical device) · eo motoro (software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task) · ur موٹَر (mechanical device) · ky кыймылдаткыч (mechanical device) · ro motor (mechanical device) · sh мо̀то̄р (mechanical device) · es motor (mechanical device)