Is a motor just an engine, motor and engine are often used interchangeably but technically not exactly same, with motor generally being device that converts energy into mechanical motion, with electric motor converting electricity into motion, with engine generally being device that converts thermal energy from fuel combustion into mechanical motion, with engine being internal combustion engine, with motor being broader term including both electric motors and engines, but engine specifically refers to combustion engine, with motor being more general, with motor being electric and engine being combustion, but commonly people call car engine a motor, as in motor being engine, with motor just an engine in casual speech yes, but technically motor includes electric motors and engines, with engine being type of motor, with motor not just an engine, as electric motor is not engine, but engine is type of motor, with motor being broader category, with engine being subset that burns fuel, with motor being any device that creates motion, with engine being heat engine that burns fuel, with motor just an engine in everyday language people use motor to mean engine, as in car motor meaning car engine, but technically motor includes electric motors too, which are not engines, with engine being internal combustion, motor being electric or combustion, with motor not just an engine, but engine is motor, with motor being broader term, with motor just an engine colloquially yes, technically motor includes electric motors and engines, with engine being type of motor that uses combustion, with motor not just engine, as electric motor not engine.
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