The train locomotive is often called an engine.
From the Latin machĭna , a machine is a device created to harness, regulate or direct the action of a force . These devices can receive a certain form of energy and transform it into another to generate a certain effect.
In this sense, we would also have to explain that what would be the train locomotive is known as a machine, in the same way. That is, that part of the railway vehicle that is responsible for making it work and being able to start to transport goods or people.
The term in different expressions
Precisely from that meaning, an expression emerged that is used colloquially. We are referring to the adverbial phrase “at full speed” , which is used to refer to the fact that a train, any other vehicle or a person is performing a task at a very fast speed.
Likewise within this area we would also have to talk about what is known as a machine journal . Specifically, it is a very important document in the railway field since in it the train driver is in charge of writing down all the data of interest related to both the operation of the vehicle and the fuel.
Characteristics of a machine
Made up of sets of fixed or mobile elements, the machines allow different jobs to be carried out. The set of machines is known as machinery . For example: “They are repairing the asphalt with a machine that makes a lot of noise,” “We need a machine to cut iron to fix the gate,” “I gave my grandfather a computer to replace his old typewriter.”
According to their energy sources, machines can be classified in different ways. Manual machines are those whose operation requires human force. Electrical machines (such as generators or transformers), on the other hand, transform kinetic energy into other energy thanks to magnetic circuits and electrical circuits. Hydraulic machines and thermal machines , for their part, use fluids.
A machine facilitates the development of different jobs.
Main components
Among the components of a machine, the motor (the device that generates energy for the development of the required work), the mechanism (the mechanical elements that transform the energy carried by the motor) and the frame (a rigid structure that links the motor and mechanism).
The development of different types of machines has revolutionized the industry and the world of work. Although machines allow us to increase productivity and reduce time, these devices have cut human jobs.
The idea of a machine with reference to a person
In colloquial terms, it is also common for the term machine to be used to refer to a person. Specifically, it is often said that someone is a machine, as a way of making it clear that they excel in a specific activity and that they are worthy of admiration .
Finally, we would have to explain that this word is also used in the field of computing. In this case, we are talking about what is called machine language , which is a set of instructions that are coded and that any computer is capable of interpreting and then carrying out what is established in them.