MOTORY

Etymology

Adjective

motory (not comparable)

Causing or setting up motion.

(biology) Relating to organs of motion.

Source: Wiktionary


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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