Meanings
noundifference engine (plural difference engines)
plural difference engines
- historicalcomputingA mechanical special-purpose computer used to generate tables of values of polynomials.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 差分機 /差分机
- 差分機 /差分机 (chāfēnjī)computer
Finnish differenssikone
- differenssikonecomputer
German Differenzmaschine
- Differenzmaschinecomputer
Hungarian differenciálgép
- differenciálgépcomputer
Japanese 階差機関
- 階差機関 (kaisa kikan)computer
Korean 차분기관
- 차분기관 (chabun'gigwan)computer
Portuguese máquina diferencial
- máquina diferencialcomputer
Spanish máquina diferencial
- máquina diferencialcomputer
Swedish differensmaskin
- differensmaskincomputer
Cite this entry
APA
difference engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difference%20engine
MLA
“difference engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difference%20engine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “difference engine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difference%20engine.
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