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- DictionaryMo·tor/ˈmōdər/
noun
- 1. a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.
adjective
- 1. giving, imparting, or producing motion or action: "demand is the principle motor force governing economic activity"
- 2. driven by a motor. British
verb
- 1. travel in a motor vehicle, typically a car or a boat: "we motored along a narrow road"
2. A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power. 3. A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It was a night of lovers.
motor noun [C] (DEVICE) Add to word list. Add to word list. B2. a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work: The pump is powered by a small electric motor. Our washing machine needs a new motor. mainly US A car stood by the curb, its motor (= engine) running.
Definitions of motor. noun. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion. see more. noun. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion. “happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action” see more. adjective. causing or able to cause motion. “ motor energy” synonyms: motive. causative.
motor. noun. /ˈməʊtə (r)/. /ˈməʊtər/. a device that uses electricity, petrol, etc. to produce movement and makes a machine, a vehicle, a boat, etc. work. An electric motor is used to pump the water. Batteries power the motor. He started the motor. Diesel engines drive six electric motors.
3 days ago · A motor is a rotating device that converts electrical power into mechanical power. An electric motor supplies 5 kW of power when operating at an efficiency of 75 percent. A single-phase motor consists of two stator windings, two capacitors, a centrifugal switch and a rotor.
the part of a machine or vehicle that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes it work: an electric motor. motor. adjective [ always before noun ] uk / ˈməʊtə r/ us. relating to cars: motor racing. (Definition of motor from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of motor. in Chinese (Traditional)
noun. a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like. any self-powered vehicle. a person or thing that imparts motion, especially a contrivance, as a steam engine, that receives and modifies energy from some natural source in order to utilize it in driving machinery.
