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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"
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.
5 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.
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.
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.
1. : to travel in a car : drive. We spent the afternoon motoring through the countryside. 2. of a car, truck, etc. : to move in a specified manner or direction : drive. The car motored slowly up the hill. MOTOR meaning: 1 : a machine that produces motion or power for doing work; 2 : car.
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)
