About The Word Motor
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Motor
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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"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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