Engine and Generator

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Engine

Engine noun - A device that changes energy into mechanical motion.

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Generator is a synonym for engine in cause topic. In some cases you can use "Generator" instead a noun "Engine", when it comes to topics like machine, device that drives a machine.

Nearby Words: engineer, enginery

Generator

Generator noun - Engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction.

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Synonyms for Generator

Engine is a synonym for generator. You can use "Engine" instead a noun "Generator".

Nearby Words: generate, generation, generative, generated, generating

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Ember in The City of Ember is not all engine, but between the generator and the pipeworks a lot of it is made up of constantly running machinery.

Source: Eternal Engine
The ship is becalmed with engine and generator trouble, leading to an episode that involves mostly characters staying in one place and looking tired and sweaty, no complicated stunts, minimal CGI and almost entirely takes place on the ship with a short beach scene at the end.

Source: Series / The Last Ship
And I Must Scream: Duke relates the story of a misbehaving engine who was turned into a generator, with his face still intact, still conscious, and paralyzed forever.

Source: Western Animation / Thomas the Tank Engine

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