Definitions for: Motor


[n] machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
[adj] causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"
[adj] involving or relating to movements of the muscles; "motor coordination"; "a motor reflex"; "motor paralysis"
[v] travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mo"tor, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]
1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of
mechanical power.

2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a
source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity,
etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.


Mo"tor, Motory Mo"to*ry, Motorial Mo*to"ri*al, a.
[L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.]
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.


Mo"tor, n.
A motor car; an automobile. [Colloq.]

Synonyms: causative, drive, motive(a)

See Also: electric motor, engine, go, locomote, machine, move, ride, stepper, stepping motor, travel

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