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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | causative, drive, motive(a) |
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| | See Also: | | electric motor, engine, go, locomote, machine, move, ride, stepper, stepping motor, travel |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | In medicine, having to do with the movement of body parts. |
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