What is the differance between an "Engine and a Motor" If there is even a diffefance.?

Question

What is the differance between an "Engine and a Motor" If there is even a diffefance.?

Answer 1

An engine uses fuel

A motor uses electricity

Answer 2

Not really, strictly speaking an engine has pistons and a motor doesnt.

As in an electric motor or a rocket motor.

Steam engines are external combustion piston engines.  

But the terms have been muddled so much.

almost everyone says boat motor even though it is an engine.

Answer 3

An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel source is called a prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" (such as electricity, a flow of hydraulic fluid or compressed

Answer 4

This question was asked on History Channel's Modern Marvel.  Jonnybegood above has mostly correct.  And they had few engineers try to answer that.  But there are many exception - so in the end there no definitive answer.  Ex:  Why is the boat engine called "outboard motor"?  Why it the 2 wheeled version called motorcycle instead of enginecycle?  Why is Detroit called Motor city, when they make cars with engines.

Don't drive yourself nuts on this one.

Good Luck.

Answer 5

answer:   dictionary, check it yourself

Answer 6

dictionary is needed.  it has to do with how the thrust is developed...axial, radial, etc.

Answer 7

the difference is regional, most folks use both terms though.

Answer 8

A Engine is gas or diesel powered a motor is powered by electricity