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Motor Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Motor? [n] machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion [adj] causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [adj] involving or relating to movements of the muscles; "motor coordination"; "a motor reflex"; "motor paralysis" [v] travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Motor: causative \| drive \| motive(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Motor: active \| aeromotor \| alembic \| anvil \| appliance \| arc-jet engine \| auto \| autocar \| automobile \| axial-flow turbojet \| bicycle \| bike \| boat \| buggy \| bus \| caldron \| cam engine \| car \| catch a train \| charioteer \| chauffeur \| convenience \| crate \| crucible \| cycle \| drive \| driving \| engine \| enginery \| entrain \| facility \| fixture \| gas jet \| go by rail \| heap \| impelling \| impulse duct engine \| in motion \| inverted engine \| jalopy \| joyride \| lathe \| machine \| machinery \| make a train \| mechanical aid \| mechanical device \| mechanism \| melting pot \| mobile \| mortar \| motile \| motivational \| motive \| motive power \| motor vehicle \| motorcar \| motorcycle \| motorized vehicle \| moving \| pancake engine \| pedal \| pilot \| piston engine \| power plant \| power source \| propellant \| propeller-jet engine \| propelling \| propjet \| radial engine \| ramjet \| reciprocating engine \| retort \| ride \| rocket motor \| rotary engine \| stirring \| supercharged engine \| take a joyride \| taxi \| test tube \| tool \| transducer \| transformer \| transitional \| traveling \| tub \| turbine \| turbojet \| turboprop \| utility \| vertical engine \| voiture \| wheel \| wheels \| wreck See Also \| electric motor \| engine \| go \| locomote \| machine \| move \| ride \| stepper \| stepping motor \| travel Motor In Webster's Dictionary \Mo"tor\, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.] 1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power. 2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work. \Mo"tor\, Motory \Mo"tory\, Motorial \Moto"ri*al\, a. [L. motorius that has motion. See {Motor}, n.] Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion. \Mo"tor\, n. A motor car; an automobile. [Colloq.]

Motor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Motor?

[n] machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
[adj] causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
[adj] involving or relating to movements of the muscles; "motor coordination"; "a motor reflex"; "motor paralysis"
[v] travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Motor: causative | drive | motive(a)

Motor In Webster's Dictionary

\Mo"tor\, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]
1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of
   mechanical power.

2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a
   source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity,
   etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.


\Mo"tor\, Motory \Mo"to*ry\, Motorial \Mo*to"ri*al\, a.
[L. motorius that has motion. See {Motor}, n.]
Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion;
-- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve
fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to
muscles, thereby causing motion.


\Mo"tor\, n.
A motor car; an automobile. [Colloq.]

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