MOTOR

motor, motive(a)

(adjective) causing or able to cause motion; “a motive force”; “motive power”; “motor energy”

centrifugal, motor

(adjective) conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; “motor nerves”

motor

(noun) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

motor

(noun) a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; “happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action”

drive, motor

(verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle; “We drove to the university every morning”; “They motored to London for the theater”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

motor (plural motors)

A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.

(colloquial) A motor car, or automobile.

(figuratively) A source of power for something; an inspiration; a driving force.

Any protein capable of converting chemical energy into mechanical work.

(Christianity, archaic, poetic) The controller or prime mover of the universe; God.

(prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".

Synonym: kicker

Synonyms

• engine

Adjective

motor (not comparable)

(biology) relating to the ability to move

Relating to motor cars

(nautical) Propelled by an internal combustion engine (as opposed to a steam engine or turbine).

Verb

motor (third-person singular simple present motors, present participle motoring, simple past and past participle motored)

(dated) To make a journey by motor vehicle; to drive.

(informal) To move at a brisk pace.

(slang) To leave.

Anagrams

• morto

Source: Wiktionary

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Mo"tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]

1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: 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, Mo"to*ry, Mo*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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