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motor |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Motor \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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Motor \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diesel engine \Die"sel en`gine\ or motor \mo`tor\ [After Dr Rudolf Diesel, of Munich, the inventor.] A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the heat generated ignites the fuel (usually crude oil), the fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal efficiency. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Motor \Mo"tor\, n. A motor car an automobile. [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: motor adj 1: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS; "motor nerves" [syn: {centrifugal}, {motor(a)}] 2: involving or relating to movements of the muscles; "motor coordination"; "a motor reflex"; "motor paralysis" 3: causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" [syn: {motive(a)}] n : converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion v : travel in a vehicle [syn: {drive}]
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