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A lot of those internet definitions are written by people who think they have a good idea of the answer. In many cases they are right.
However, right after discussing an "electric motor" one fellow starts talking about a "pneumatic engine" (or was it "hydraulic" - actually it doesn't matter since they are not engines but motors, just like electric.)
But I guess in time, cars will all become "motor vehicles" at some point.
I guess then we'll be rewinding armatures rather than installing hotter cams...
I also believe that just because lay people have misused the word resulting in accepted terms which are technically incorrect - does not mean they have to be accepted. A motor is simply not an engine and an engine is not a motor.
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