Air engine
() An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. |
Engine
(n.) (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity |
Engine
(n.) Anything used to effect a purpose |
Engine
(n.) Any instrument by which any effect is produced |
Engine
(n.) A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect. |
Engine
(v. t.) To assault with an engine. |
Engine
(v. t.) To equip with an engine |
Engine
(v. t.) (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack |
Engine-sized
(a.) Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp |
Horse power
() The power which a horse exerts. |
Horse power
() A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
Horse power
() A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
Hybrid
(n.) The offspring of the union of two distinct species |
Hybrid
(a.) Produced from the mixture of two species |
Power
(n.) Same as Poor, the fish. |
Power
(n.) Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent |
Power
(n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted |
Power
(n.) Capacity of undergoing or suffering |
Power
(n.) The exercise of a faculty |
Power
(n.) The agent exercising an ability to act |
Power
(n.) A military or naval force |
Power
(n.) A large quantity |
Power
(n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously |
Power
(n.) A mechanical agent |
Power
(n.) Applied force |
Power
(n.) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery |
Power
(n.) The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself |
Power
(n.) Mental or moral ability to act |
Power
(n.) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies |
Power
(n.) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person |
Power
(n.) Hence, vested authority to act in a given case |
Steam engine
() An engine moved by steam. |
Unit
(n.) A single thing or person. |
Unit
(n.) The least whole number |
Unit
(n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. |
Unit
(n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. |
Unit
(n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. |
Water engine
() An engine to raise water |
Water power
() The power of water employed to move machinery, etc. |
Water power
() A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery |
whole
unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
| power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
| power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
| power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
| power walking | a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
power play
squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
| power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
hybrid
crossbreed
cross | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species, a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey |
| aircraft engine | the engine that powers and aircraft |
| automobile engine | the engine that propels an automobile |
auxiliary engine
donkey engine | (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) |
booster booster rocket
booster unit
takeoff booster
takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
Bunker Buster
Guided Bomb Unit-
GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit
CPU
C.P.U.
central processor
processor
mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
| cooling system engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
diesel
diesel engine
diesel motor | an internalombustion engine that burns heavy oil |
electric meter
power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
| engine | motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work |
| engine | an instrument or machine that is used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult, artillery piece, etc., medieval engines of war |
engine block
cylinder block
block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine, the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked |
engineering
engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
| externalombustion engine | a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy |
fanjet
fan-jet
fanjet engine
turbojet
turbojet engine
turbofan
turbofan engine | a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
fire engine
fire truck | any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire |
four-stroke engine
four-stroke internalombustion engine | an internalombustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke, work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke |
| gas engine | an internalombustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor |
gasoline engine
petrol engine | an internalombustion engine that burns gasoline, most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines |
gearing
gear geartrain
power train
train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
| hammer power hammer | a power tool for drilling rocks |
| heat engine | any engine that makes use of heat to do work |
internalombustion engine
ICE | a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace, heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine |
| ion engine | a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space, a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field |
| jet engine | a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
locomotive
engine locomotive engine
railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
loudspeaker
speaker
speaker unit
loudspeaker system
speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
| pilot engine | a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track |
| point power point | a wall socket |
| power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
| power cord | a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance |
| power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
power line
power cable | cable used to distribute electricity |
| power loom | a loom operated mechanically |
| power module | module that provides power to operate other modules |
power mower
motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
| power pack | a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment |
power saw
saw sawing machine | a power tool for cutting wood |
power shovel
excavator
digger
shovel | a machine for excavating |
power station
power plant
powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
power steering
power-assisted steering | automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel |