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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"
1. : one that imparts motion. specifically : prime mover. 2. : any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: such as. a. : a small compact engine. b. : internal combustion engine. especially : a gasoline engine. c. : a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy. 3. : motor vehicle.
MOTOR definition: 1. a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work: 2. a car: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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. /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.
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.
