Engine and Invention

Engine

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

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Invention and engine are semantically related. in device topic. In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Engine".

Nearby Words: engineer, enginery

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Engine and invention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engine" instead a noun "Invention".

special	special engine	special invention
complete	complete engine	complete invention
original	original engine	original invention
powerful	powerful engine	powerful invention
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, capable, new, useful, military, titular, last, different, visual, modern, unstoppable.

After invention of the new spaceship engine, humanity colonized most of the Solar system.

Source: Anime / Classroom Crisis
Seth modified his own body to include a S.I.N invention known as the Tanden Engine; the device is used to help Seth assimilate the abilities of anyone he fights.

Source: Characters / Street Fighter IV
Green Aesop: He loved nature and stated that the 'infernal combustion' engine was mankind's most evil invention.

Source: Creator / J. R. R. Tolkien

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