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Originally Posted by humfrz
I'll stick with the old school definition:
"The real difference, is the fact that "motors" run on electricity, while "engines" run on combustion. ... On the rare occasions we encounter one, we refer to a steam locomotive as an engine, the same word that we give to the motive power of an aircraft. But all electrical devices are driven by motors."
Now, lemmie be -  |
I used to get all hot under the collar about that too. Thermodynamically, the difference between a simple transducer and a heat engine, blah blah...
I finally gave up. Nobody but you or I gives a shit.