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motor
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motor
adj.
providing power, setting in motion; of an engine; of the muscular system; of movement
v.
travel by car (British)
n.
small engine; device which provides power for moving parts; machine which provides its own power
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Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines), burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates a force. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion; pneumatic motors use compressed air and others—such as clockwork motors in wind-up toys—use elastic energy. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion.
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motor
Noun
1. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) electric motor
(derivation) motorize
2. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"
(hypernym) agent
Verb
1. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
(synonym) drive
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(entail) ride
(verb-group) drive, take
(derivation) motorist, automobilist
(classification) driving
Adjective
1. conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves"
(synonym) centrifugal, motor(a)
(similar) efferent, motorial
2. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
(synonym) motive(a)
(similar) causative
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Motor (der)
nm.
motor, engine, machine which supplies force and motion; motivation, incentive, drive
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motor
adj.
motive, moving; motor; driving
motor
nm.
motor, engine; power unit; drive shaft
