ENGINE

Meaning of ENGINE in English

noun

BAD : I was amazed that such a small engine could hold so much information.

GOOD : I was amazed that such a small machine could hold so much information.

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See note at MACHINE (↑ machine )

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary. Английский словарь распространенных ошибок Longman. 2012

ENGINE — I energy into mechanical power or motion . The steam engines developed during the Industrial Revolution to power stationary machinery …
Английский словарь Британика
ENGINE — I. ˈenjə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English engin, from Old French, skill, trick mechanical contrivance, from Latin ingenium …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENGINE — vt to assault with an engine. 2. engine ·noun (pronounced, in this sense, ////.) natural capacity; ability; skill. 3. engine …
Webster English vocab
ENGINE — a machine that can convert any of various forms of energy into mechanical power or motion. See diesel engine; gasoline …
Britannica English vocabulary
ENGINE — / ˈendʒɪn; NAmE / noun 1. the part of a vehicle that produces power to make the vehicle move : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGINE — en ‧ gine S2 W2 /ˈendʒən, ˈendʒɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENGINE — n. 1 a mechanical contrivance consisting of several parts working together, esp. as a source of power. 2 a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENGINE — n.1 a mechanical contrivance consisting of several parts working together, esp. as a source of power. 2 a a railway …
Oxford English vocab
ENGINE — ( engines) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The engine of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENGINE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car door/engine/key etc ▪ She left the car engine running. cranking...engine ▪ Try cranking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENGINE — n. blowing engine diesel engine dividing engine gasoline engine internal combustion engine jet engine radial engine rotary engine search engine …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENGINE — Synonyms and related words : AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGINE — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big , powerful ▪ small ▪ twin ~s ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ENGINE — n. 25B6; noun a car engine : MOTOR, machine, mechanism. See list. the main engine of change : CAUSE, agent, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENGINE — engine.ogg 1. ʹendʒın n 1. машина, двигатель portable engine - локомобиль barring engine - пусковой двигатель (internal) combustion /explosion, gas/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ENGINE — 1) двигатель, мотор 2) ж.-д. локомотив 3) машина 4) процессор • to restart the engine in flight — запускать двигатель …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ENGINE — 1) двигатель, мотор 2) ж.-д. локомотив 3) машина 4) процессор • to restart the engine in flight — запускать двигатель в полёте; to run up the …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ENGINE — 1) двигатель, мотор 2) машина; механизм 3) локомотив орудие, средство • engine breaks loose — двигатель отрывается engine cuts out — двигатель вырубается engine gives most grunt …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ENGINE — engine сущ.1) машина, двигатель; мотор to open up the engine — прибавлять газ to run, start the engine — запускать, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ENGINE — 1. ʹendʒın n 1. машина, двигатель portable engine - локомобиль barring engine - пусковой двигатель (internal) combustion /explosion, gas/ engine …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ENGINE — сущ. 1) машина, двигатель; мотор to open up the engine — прибавлять газ to run, start the engine — запускать, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ENGINE — сущ. 1) машина, двигатель; мотор to open up the engine — прибавлять газ to run, start the engine — запускать, заводить двигатель to warm …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ENGINE — 1) двигатель; мотор 2) ЭВМ; процессор • - 32-bit engine - artificial-intelligence engine - auxiliary engine - barring engine - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
ENGINE — 1) двигатель; мотор 2) ЭВМ; процессор • - 32-bit engine - artificial-intelligence engine - auxiliary engine - barring engine - beam engine - blast engine - cold gas turbine …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
ENGINE — 1) двигатель, мотор 2) машина; локомотив; паровоз 3) комп. процессор 4) оборудовать машинами; устанавливать мотор • to shut down an engine — глушить мотор to start …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ENGINE — двигатель; мотор - Armstrong-Whitworth variable compression knock testing engine - crude engine - drilling engine - dual fuel engine - gas blowing engine - gas engine - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
ENGINE — машина; движущий механизм (см. тж computer, machine, processor) - automatic-routing engine - computing engine - difference engine - encryption engine - fast-Fourier-transform engine - fuzzy-index engine - …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
ENGINE — машина; движущий механизм ( computer , machine , processor ) - Lisp inferencing engine - automatic-routing engine - computing engine …
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
ENGINE — двигатель, мотор; механизм - air engine - banger engine - fire engine - gas engine - gasoline engine - hoisting …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
ENGINE — 1) машина 2) механизм 3) двигатель 4) устанавливать машину 5) снабжать двигателем - accidence to engine - air injection engine …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
ENGINE — двигатель; мотор - adiabatic engine - air-cooled engine - alcohol engine - aluminum engine - aspirate engine - atmospheric engine - automobile engine - automotive engine - axial engine - …
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
ENGINE — machine, locomotive
English interlingue dictionary
ENGINE — makina
English-Visayan vocabulary
ENGINE — I. noun see: kin Date: 13th century 1. obsolete ingenuity , evil contrivance ; wile , 2. something used to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ENGINE — (v. t.) (Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (v. t.) To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built by one …
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (v. t.) To assault with an engine.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (n.) A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (n.) Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (n.) Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — (n.) (Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.
Английский словарь Webster
ENGINE — ( v. t. ) To rack; to torture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( v. t. ) To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam vessels; as, vessels are often built …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( v. t. ) To assault with an engine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( n. ) Natural capacity; ability; skill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( n. ) Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( n. ) Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — ( n. ) A compound machine by which any physical power is applied to produce a given physical effect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — — engineless , adj. /en"jeuhn/ , n. 1. a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENGINE — n. machine which supplies force and motion, motor; locomotive; part of a program which handles certain types of data (Computers)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ENGINE — I. ˈen-jən noun Etymology: Middle English engin, from Anglo-French, from Latin ingenium natural disposition, talent, from in- + gignere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENGINE — n. vernier engine diesel engine donkey engine engine driver external combustion engine fire engine fire engine red heat engine in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENGINE — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: en · gined ; en · gin · ing Date: 1868 : to equip …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENGINE — n. Pronunciation: ' en-j ə n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English engin, from Anglo-French, from Latin ingenium natural disposition, talent, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ENGINE — ■ noun 1》 a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion. 2》 (also railway ~ ) a locomotive. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ENGINE — [en.gine] n [ME engin, fr. MF, fr. L ingenium natural disposition, talent, fr. in- + gignere to beget--more at kin] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENGINE — engine BrE AmE ˈen d ʒ ɪn § \ ɪn d ʒ-, - ə n ▷ engine|s z ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ENGINE — n. 1 a mechanical contrivance consisting of several parts working together, esp. as a source of power. 2 a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENGINE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The ~ of a car …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ENGINE — [noun] [C] - a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to produce movementa petrol enginea jet …
Cambridge English vocab
ENGINE — n. Machine that can convert any of various forms of energy into mechanical power or motion . The steam engines …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ENGINE — n. 1. Machine. 2. Implement, instrument, weapon, agent, means.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ENGINE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ENGINE — See ↑ MACHINE 2
Longman Activator English vocab

Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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