engine/motor, motor/engine?
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Drifting
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engine/motor, motor/engine?
Yes, I'm bored at work. But the question which remains is this:
True or False. All motors are engines, but not all engines are motors.
:cheers:
True or False. All motors are engines, but not all engines are motors.
:cheers:
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Drifting
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Re: engine/motor, motor/engine? (dtorc4)
I was thinking, like, all motors are engines, but not all engines are motors.
A motor is something which brings about movement.
An engine is something which, for lack of a better phrase, takes in "X" at one end and puts out "Y" at the other. An IC engine takes in fuel/air and puts out rotational force. A math engine takes in numbers/variables and puts out solutions.
So you could call what's under your hood either, but you can't call a calculator a motor.
Yes, I'm bored, but it's not my fault. I mean, why else would they install a fast Internet connection? So I can troll the boards, right?
A motor is something which brings about movement.
An engine is something which, for lack of a better phrase, takes in "X" at one end and puts out "Y" at the other. An IC engine takes in fuel/air and puts out rotational force. A math engine takes in numbers/variables and puts out solutions.
So you could call what's under your hood either, but you can't call a calculator a motor.
Yes, I'm bored, but it's not my fault. I mean, why else would they install a fast Internet connection? So I can troll the boards, right?
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Re: engine/motor, motor/engine? (dtorc4)
dtorc4 nailed it.
Using precise language, engines and motors are completely different animals, but we often use the terms interchangeably. A rose by any other name . . .
Jake
Using precise language, engines and motors are completely different animals, but we often use the terms interchangeably. A rose by any other name . . .
Jake
