engine

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noun

1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work (Freq. 9)
• Derivationally related forms:
engineer
• Hypernyms:
motor
• Hyponyms:
aircraft engine, automobile engine, auxiliary engine, donkey engine, generator,
heat engine, reaction-propulsion engine, reaction engine
• Part Meronyms:
camshaft, gearing, gear, geartrain, power train, train
2. something used to achieve a purpose (Freq. 2)
- an engine of change
• Hypernyms:
causal agent, cause, causal agency
3. a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive
• Derivationally related forms:
engineer
• Hypernyms:
self-propelled vehicle
• Hyponyms:
choo-choo, diesel locomotive, dinky, dinkey, electric locomotive,
iron horse, pilot engine, shunter, steam locomotive, switch engine, donkey engine,
tank engine, tank locomotive, traction engine
• Member Holonyms:
train, railroad train
• Part Meronyms:
fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot, footplate
4. an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc.
- medieval engines of war
• Hypernyms:
instrument
• Hyponyms:
battering ram, catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista,
bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive