oldNslow wrote on 05/30/15 at 06:26:25:verslagen1 wrote on 05/29/15 at 20:05:14:you guys are easy to play
So, you are saying this guy is a Troll ?
I'm curious how you decided that - some super secret moderator info that the rest of us aren't privy too, or what ?.
I'm not arguing,mind you. I'd just like to know for future reference.
If he were, it woulda been a more touche subject.
As it is, you guys have gone off and we're working on the second page.
Full Definition of MOTOR
1
: one that imparts motion; specifically : prime mover
2
: any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as
a : a small compact engine
b : internal combustion engine; especially : a gasoline engine
c : a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
Origin of MOTOR
Latin, from movēre to move
Full Definition of ENGINE
2
a : something used to effect a purpose : agent, instrument <mournful and terrible engine of horror and of crime — E. A. Poe>
b : something that produces a particular and usually desirable result <engines of economic growth>
3
a : a mechanical tool: as (1) : an instrument or machine of war (2) obsolete : a torture implement
b : machinery
c : any of various mechanical appliances —often used in combination <fire engine>
4
: a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion; also : a mechanism or object that serves as an energy source <black holes may be the engines for quasars>
Origin of ENGINE
Middle English engin, from Anglo-French, from Latin ingenium natural disposition, talent, from in- + gignere to beget — more at kin
The above is from m-w.com
motor is not limited to electrical devices. although I remember hearing the scientific definition of motor vs. engine in my electric motor class, that's 30 years ago.
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