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
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
• engine
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).
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.
• morto
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
