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What is the difference between engine and motor?

I've always used the terms interchangeably.

asked by Sara96 (15)

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Motor describes the motion generating unit, in the case of an automotive engine it is the block and the pistons. Engine describes the natural capacity of a machine to generate productive purpose. A fire engine, a boat engine, a racing engine, etc.... these use motors to do specific things and so they are engines.

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The basic difference between engine and motor is that the motor works on the principle of electromagnetic induction in which due to changing magnetic field a certain motion is produced while in the case of engine we cant applied this principle of electromagnetic induction so we can say that engine requires some fuel to operate.

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posted by marktho (55)
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The basic difference is what they use to produce mechanical work. Engines use thermal energy of some form of steam and oil. A motor is converting electric energy. An engine burns fuel, a motor uses some other processed energy source like electricity. An engine is a machine, but not all machines are engines.

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posted by Rani60 (345)
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essentially there is no difference in the meaning of the words. there could, however, be a difference if you use them in referenced sentences. mostly though, the words are the same and can be interchanged.

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