Thread: Pet Peeve... "Motor"

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rickair7777 , 07-15-2007 04:34 PM
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A motor converts potential energy into mechanic work (usually rotational). Hydraulic and electrical motors arre common.

An engine converts chemical/thermodynamic energy into mechanical work...by definition it uses fuel of some sort.

Vacuum cleaners have motors. Cars and airplanes have engines.
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