motor has definitions from the fields of physics,transportation,work
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[ noun ] (physics) machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

In_addition , the motor has the seal_of_approval of the Underwriters_Laboratories , which means it is safe .

The unit consists_of a small motor that goes_on as_soon_as it is plugged_in .

The speed is controlled by pressing on the two brake buttons located where the index_finger and thumb are placed when holding the motor .

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Hereby , the external object viewed by the eyes remains the thing that is seen , not the retinal image , the purpose of which would be to achieve perceptive cooperation by stirring sympathetic impulses in the other sensory centers , motor tensions , associated word symbols , and consciousness .

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

In this test a * * f tape was pulled between the blocks with a motor and pulley at a rate of * * f with a clearance of 0.002 '' on each side of the tape .

2
[ verb ] (transportation) travel or be transported in a vehicle

Synonyms

drive

Examples

"We drove to the university every morning" "They motored to London for the theater"

Used in print

(Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)

Vernon was serviceable on the botanical field trips , but he could arrange no schedule with the cooks , and he was glad when the trips dropped_off , and the botanists began to motor out by themselves .

Related terms

travel drive ride

3
[ verb ] (work,transportation) move into a certain direction; of a car

Synonyms

pull drive

Examples

"The van pulled up"

4
[ adjective ] conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

Synonyms

centrifugal

Examples

"motor nerves"

Used in print

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Moreover , the dominance in parasympathetic action ( with reciprocal inhibition of the sympathetic ) at the hypothalamic level induces , by its peripheral action , the autonomic symptoms of sleep and , by its action on the cortex , a lessening in the reactivity of the sensory and motor apparatus of the somatic nervous_system .

Related terms

efferent

5
[ adjective ] involving or relating to movements of the muscles

Examples

"motor coordination" "a motor reflex" "motor paralysis"

Related terms

muscle

6
[ noun ] a nonspecific agent that imparts motion

Examples

"happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action"

Related terms

agent

7
[ adjective ] causing or able to cause motion

Synonyms

motive

Examples

"a motive force" "motive power" "motor energy"

Related terms

causative

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