MOTORS

Noun

motors

plural of motor

Verb

motors

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of motor

Anagrams

• Tromso, Tromsø

Source: Wiktionary


MOTOR

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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