Engine or Motor?

[Cowboy Troy]

Originally Posted by Thor142

A motor is electric is uses currents and magnets to turn. An engine uses the expansion of gases to turn.

I thought an Engin wore feathers on his head.

[Hurst]

Originally Posted by jrhagen

All thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs. Now, what are toes?

Exactly! Toes are toes.


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[90503]

The most famous words in Motorsports....:

"Drivers!...Start your Engines!.."

[SS/RS2010]

If Pluto is Mickey Mouse's dog, then what the hell is Goofy?

[JamesMyBoy]

Has anyone visited Engine City (Detroit) lately?
I hear it's pretty run down :-(

[Welker2]

Originally Posted by Mr. Stacy

Language evolves. As noted above, the terms are now interchangeable.

Originally Posted by CFD

All engines are motors but not all motors are engines.

Originally Posted by PalmerGA

Full Definition of motor from Webster's:

1 : one that imparts motion; specifically : prime mover

2 : any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as a small compact engine

3 : internal combustion engine; especially : a gasoline engine

4 : a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy

5 : motor vehicle; especially : automobile


Many decades ago, "motors" were powered electrically and "engines" were powered by heat generated by internal combustion. Today, the two words are interchangeable. I use "motor" almost all the time.

Originally Posted by 90503

...Just to add.....IMO motors are what operate things that don't "move"....Engines were used to "motorize" things like tractors...(once horse-drawn, with an engine they became motorized)....

.Interchangeable for automobiles, motor or engine, but I don't think you will find the term "engine" used as much in products that do not physically move without an engine...lol

Anyway, it's a fun mind teaser, but really a non-issue...lol...

IMO, these (and others of the kind) are right. In all the definitions I've seen/looked up, a 'motor' is something that causes movement (wipers, vehicle, a disk spinning in a CD player, etc.); an engine is something that's primary purpose is to generate propulsion (steam, gas, electric, atomic reactions, etc.) to drive something (steam powered trains, gas/electric cars, fuel/nuclear powered rockets/satellites). Therefore, again IMO, anything that 'powers' a vehicle can be considered/called either a motor or an engine ... they are inter changeable

[Hurst]

Originally Posted by 90503

The most famous words in Motorsports....:

"Drivers!...Start your Engines!.."

LOL!


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[snymat68]

Originally Posted by PJMZL1

Motor = Electric

What about a hydraulic motor?

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[snymat68]

Originally Posted by JD555

In collage I got yelled at calling a engine a motor. They beat into us that a motor turns one form of energy into a movement and a Engine converts a fuel to a usable movement. I only use engine for a combustion engine a motor for a electric motor.

"College"
And fuel (gasoline) IS a form of energy (chemical) that is being converted to movement.

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[snymat68]

Originally Posted by GossipSquirrelJelena

Correct. Anyone working in industry better know the difference.

What about people working with hydraulic motors in that industry?

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[Ragnar]

I guess a motorcycle has an engine!

The Evolution engine (popularly known as Evo) is an air-cooled, 45-degree, V-twin engine manufactured from 1984 by Harley-Davidson for the company's motorcycles. It was made in the 1,340 cc (82 cu in) displacement for Harley-Davidson Big V-twins bikes, replacing the Shovelhead engine until 2000 when the last EVO was placed in a production factory custom FXR4 (FXR2 and FXR3 were the first CVO's). In 1999, it was replaced by the Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 88 in the Touring and Dyna model and in 2000 in the Softail models. Also available in the Sportster model beginning in 1986, it was made in the 1,100 cc (67 cu in) displacement until 1988 and is still made in the 883 cc (53.9 cu in) and 1,200 cc (73 cu in) [1] displacements for the Harley-Davidson Sportster, replacing the ironhead Sportster engine.